[Talk-ca] (no subject)

[Sam Dyck]

Actually both of the highway locations I cited are not from any
database, but reflect the local names for the intersection.

On 2/23/12, Gordon Dewis <gordon at pinetree.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Sam Dyck <samueldyck at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I beg to differ, the OSM wiki states "The place=locality tag can be
>> used to name unpopulated place which is not associated with any
>> feature to which such a tag could be associated."
>>
>> By default many small or unpopulated places are tagged as localities
>> in canvec. When I preformed the upload along a remote northern rail
>> line, I checked the community against a Government of Manitoba list
>> and the census to determine if a place was populated. We do need some
>> sort of tagging to indicated the railway significance, but I have used
>> place=locality on road locations in both urban and rural environments
>> as well (http://osm.org/go/Wpz83vHj2-- and
>> http://osm.org/go/Wp5TRnmtN--).
>>
>
> *Disclaimer*: *I am speaking only for myself and not in any official
> capacity for my employer, Statistics Canada.*
>
> When I think "locality", I tend to think of a place, populated or
> otherwise, that has been designated by some level of government, but that's
> because of where I work. :)
>
> Statistics Canada had a concept called a "locality" that was used up to the
> 2006 Census. In 2011 it has been merged with "place name", the definition
> of which is "selected named of active and retired geographic areas as well
> as nams from the Canadadian Geographical Names Database. Place names
> include names of census divisions (municipalities), designated places and
> population centres, as well as the names of some local places." The Census
> Dictionary also notes that "prior to 2011, the term 'locality' was used to
> describe historical place names, such as former census subdivisions
> (municipalities), designated places and urban areas." (ref:
> http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/ref/dict/geo033-eng.cfm)
>
> I seem to recall from when I worked in the Geography Division here that
> localities and place names were from "official sources" (i.e. the various
> levels of government). Building on that, named points along a railway would
> not be considered localities because they are operational reference points
> designated by the railway operator, much like IFR intersections used in the
> aviation world.
>
> Using place=locality on road locations, on the other hand, would make sense
> because of who designated the name.
>
> As I mentioned above, *I am speaking only for myself and not in any
> official capacity for my employer, Statistics Canada*.
>
> Cheers!
>
>   --G*
> *
>