[Geocoding] Administrative Boundaries in Finland

Sarah Hoffmann lonvia at denofr.de
Wed Sep 11 08:08:45 UTC 2024


On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 01:44:07PM +0000, 3gmy8as9--- via Geocoding wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I noticed Nominatim still contains data for certain subdivisions of Finland (admin level 5) that were deleted from OSM 6 months ago, eg R2526815.
> 
> Is there a specific reason these are still being kept in the database?

Nominatim is rather conservative about deleting large administrative
areas because usually these areas disappear because of a mapping
error rather than because of intentional deletion.

I've now cleared these boundaries for deletion and they should be gone.

Sarah



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