[OSM-dev] Automatic generation of short_name / alt_name where missing and obvious

[andrzej zaborowski]

Hi,

On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 at 15:24, Mateusz Konieczny via dev
<dev at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
> Is there some existing code/library/tool for generating obvious
> short_name / alt_name from other tagged data?

https://github.com/balrog-kun/shrtnms is a very basic version I've
been using at the osm2pgsql stage to add short names when not in the
data.  The renderer prefers name over short_name over shortest_name
(West Fulton Street -> W Fulton St -> Fulton)

Best regards