[Geocoding] [OpenStreetMap] #5042: Error nearest place

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#5042: Error nearest place
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  Reporter:  emilio.mejia@…  |      Owner:  geocoding@…
      Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
  Priority:  trivial         |  Milestone:  Wishlist
 Component:  nominatim       |    Version:  2.0
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
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Comment (by lonvia):

 That's by design. `reverse` actually returns the address of the closest
 object, not the address of the point you requested. In this case, the
 closest object is a very long road that goes through many villages among
 them Catarata.

 Splitting ways in Nominatim is something that's been considered but
 generally the problem goes away by itself, when areas are mapped in more
 detail and roads are split in OSM because bridges and the like are added.

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