[Imports] TIGER09 over-digitizes, doesn't capitalize, abbreviates strangely

Simone Cortesi simone at cortesi.com
Tue Dec 22 13:57:29 GMT 2009


On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 13:54, Alan Mintz <Alan_Mintz+OSM at earthlink.net> wrote:
> B. Some street names are being abbreviated in ways that the average
> consumer may not recognize. Examples[1]:
> Cll Quebrada (Calle Quebrada)
> Cam Norte (Camino Norte)
>
> Also, suffixes are sometimes abbreviated strangely, like "Magdalena Ci"
> instead of "Magdalena Cir" (Circle). At first glance in a small font, I
> mis-read it as "Ct"[2].

I'm all for not using prefixes/suffixes at all. It is better IMHO to
have them always expanded

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-S




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