[OSM-newbies] Street Suffixes

[Blake Crosby]

Yes this helps.. thanks Andy and David.

That was one thing I couldn't find a definitive source on the wiki.

Full name it is!

Blake

David Ebling wrote:
> Hi Blake,
> 
> This needs to be explained a bit more prominently in
> the wiki (though it is mentioned in one or two places)
> but the you should always enter the name
> unabbreviated, and it is then left to client software
> (such as renderers) to abbreviate them in output or
> when searching. Abbreviations can be ambiguous so it's
> best this way round.
> 
> So in your example, go for "Crescent."
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> David
> --- Blake Crosby <me at blakecrosby.com> wrote:
> 
>> Is there a standard for naming streets?
>>
>> Specifically what about suffixes?
>>
>> Ie, for "Crescent" do we use "Cres." or spell it
>> fully "Crescent".
>>
>> Is there a list of "official" suffixes we should
>> use?
>>
>>
>>
>>
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