[Geocoding] [OpenStreetMap] #4922: Poor Bounding Boxes for Certain Cities/Countries

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#4922: Poor Bounding Boxes for Certain Cities/Countries
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 Reporter:  zyphlar                     |      Owner:  geocoding@…
     Type:  defect                      |     Status:  new
 Priority:  minor                       |  Milestone:
Component:  nominatim                   |    Version:
 Keywords:  boundaries phoenix arizona  |
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 I've noticed that for the following queries, the bounding boxes and/or
 place type are nonsensical/broken. I would attempt to fix myself but the
 source data for these locations seems to be more official than a newbie
 like myself should go around editing:

 - United States (the world, at zoomlevel 2?)
 - Phoenix, Arizona (an insignificant street corner; the Anthem suburb, or
 a single point at the city center?)
 - Tempe, Arizona (a university ranks highest, and a random intersection
 ranks second?)
 - Mesa, Arizona (a residential neighborhood, city hall, or a bunch of
 squiggles?)

 It seems like some of these entries have good intent ("the city hall
 building is a city, right?") but are sorely lacking ("where did half the
 city borders go?"). If you have suggestions for me to fix these myself,
 I'll take them, I just didn't want to go in and disagree with
 [http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/254038 The US Census].

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