[talk-au] Pressing Issues (Was: Re: cities changed to towns)

[Ian Sergeant]

On 20 December 2012 11:11, Nick Hocking <nick.hocking at gmail.com> wrote:

> It does interest me and I will have a go at it (eventually).  However I
> have a few more pressing issues (OSMwise).  We urgently need to complete
> the street name reclamation of Australia.
>

Agreed.

These unnamed streets are everywhere.

We also need a review of those areas mapped in the shadow of the
redaction.  I was using my Edge 800 to do cycle navigation from Ryde to
Manly on the weekend, and quite frankly it sucked big time.  I was directed
over 10 metre cliff drops, driveways, against one-way streets, the lot.
I'd be still there if I hadn't pulled out Google Maps and backtracked.
(Where the maps were good, the Edge 800 bicycle navigation is great, BTW).

I'd certainly encourage anyone heading somewhere a bit different over the
holiday period, or even with some time around their local area, to load up
OSM on their navigator of choice, and try and use shortest route navigation
and correct what you find.

Unfortunately, I don't think we end 2013 in as good a shape as where we
started it, and a bit of a focus on basic quality is an immediately
priority.

Ian.
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