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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=searchresultsentry style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:10.5pt'> I have noticed that many of my Nominatim search results for features in Fredericton, NB, Canada include “Washington”. For example, searching for “Fredericton, NB” at openstreetmap.org gives me the results “<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>City</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=-66.6537530518&minlat=45.9546453857&maxlon=-66.6337454224&maxlat=45.9746492004">Fredericton, Washington, New Brunswick, Canada, North America</a>”. The problem with these results is that “Washington” is not a county of New Brunswick. I am not aware of any administrative areas in NB named “Washington”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=searchresultsentry style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=searchresultsentry style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> The Node for the City of Fredericton is:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=searchresultsentry style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-12.0pt'><span class=b1><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <span class=m1><?</span><span class=pi1>xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" </span><span class=m1>?></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-24.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/node/204462923/5"><b><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>-</span></b></a> <span class=m1><</span><span class=t1>osm version</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>0.6</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> generator</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>OpenStreetMap server</b><span class=m1>"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-24.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/node/204462923/5"><b><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:red'>-</span></b></a> <span class=m1><</span><span class=t1>node id</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>204462923</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> lat</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>45.9646491</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> lon</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>-66.6437529</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> changeset</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>7529491</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> user</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>berniejoconnors</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> uid</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>27287</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> visible</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>true</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> timestamp</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>2011-03-12T04:14:39Z</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> version</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>5</b><span class=m1>"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-24.0pt'><span class=b1><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <span class=m1><</span><span class=t1>tag</span> <span class=t1>k</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>name</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> v</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>Fredericton</b><span class=m1>" /></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-24.0pt'><span class=b1><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <span class=m1><</span><span class=t1>tag</span> <span class=t1>k</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>is_in:continent</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> v</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>North America</b><span class=m1>" /></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-24.0pt'><span class=b1><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <span class=m1><</span><span class=t1>tag</span> <span class=t1>k</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>name:ar</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> v</span><span class=m1>="</span></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ÝÑíÏÑíßÊæä</span></b><span class=m1><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>" /></span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-24.0pt'><span class=b1><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <span class=m1><</span><span class=t1>tag</span> <span class=t1>k</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>is_in:country</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> v</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>Canada</b><span class=m1>" /></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-24.0pt'><span class=b1><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <span class=m1><</span><span class=t1>tag</span> <span class=t1>k</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>name:en</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> v</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>Fredericton</b><span class=m1>" /></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-24.0pt'><span class=b1><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <span class=m1><</span><span class=t1>tag</span> <span class=t1>k</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>is_in</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> v</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>New Brunswick;Canada</b><span class=m1>" /></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-24.0pt'><span class=b1><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <span class=m1><</span><span class=t1>tag</span> <span class=t1>k</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>place</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> v</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>city</b><span class=m1>" /></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-24.0pt'><span class=b1><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <span class=m1><</span><span class=t1>tag</span> <span class=t1>k</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>is_in:state</b><span class=m1>"</span><span class=t1> v</span><span class=m1>="</span><b>New Brunswick</b><span class=m1>" /></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-12.0pt'><span class=b1><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <span class=m1></</span><span class=t1>node</span><span class=m1>></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-12.0pt'><span class=b1><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <span class=m1></</span><span class=t1>osm</span><span class=m1>></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=searchresultsentry style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can somebody help me determine why communities in south-western New Brunswick are identified as being in “Washington County”? I suspect it is related to Washington County, Maine which is adjacent to the Maine-New Brunswick International boundary: <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Way: Washington County (24309532). I don’t feel I have enough experience to start messing with US county boundaries and International boundaries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Bernie.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>--</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000A0'>Bernie Connors</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000A0'>New Maryland, NB</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000A0'>bernie.connors@unb.ca</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>