[OSM-newbies] Reverse geocoding on Nominatim - acceptable, volumes ?

[Iain Simpson]

Thanks for comments & suggestions.
I've now got a 'python' routine picking up data from the Mapquest site 
in json format.

I'm using the 'display_name' data which generally fits the bill.

However for Staffordshire locations the county name has '(ceremonial)' 
added (presumably to cope with Stoke, Wolverhampton etc). It's rather 
messy but I'm reluctant to edit the 'County' definition without 
consultation.

details below.

Any thoughts ?,


Iain


example : (52.7817,-2.2624) "Newport Road, Gnosall, Staffordshire 
(ceremonial), West Midlands, England, United Kingdom"


Nominatim format :
<reversegeocode timestamp="Tue, 26 Oct 10 14:29:39 -0400" 
attribution="Data Copyright OpenStreetMap Contributors, Some Rights 
Reserved. CC-BY-SA 2.0." 
querystring="format=xml&lat=52.7817&lon=-2.2624&zoom=18&addressdetails=1">
−
<result place_id="115728783" osm_type="way" osm_id="82464418" ref="A518">
Newport Road, Gnosall, Staffordshire (ceremonial), West Midlands, 
England, United Kingdom
</result>
−
<addressparts>
<road>Newport Road</road>
<village>Gnosall</village>
<county>Staffordshire (ceremonial)</county>
<state_district>West Midlands</state_district>
<state>England</state>
<country>United Kingdom</country>
<country_code>gb</country_code>
</addressparts>
</reversegeocode>