[Talk-GB] apostrophe's WAS "The last 2%"

[Chris Hill]

David Groom wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shane Reynolds" <shane28r at gmail.com>
> To: <talk-gb at openstreetmap.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 2:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] The last 2%
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am the developer who works on a number of products including OSM 
>> Analysis
>> for ITO.
>>
>> I am slightly confused about making the OS Locator box a dashed box 
>> if the
>> not:name tag is present. When we do the processing if any street is 
>> found
>> with the not:name tag matching an OS Locator street then these should 
>> not be
>> flagged in the stats nor should they be drawn on the map. Are you saying
>> that this is not the case and they are still appearing? If this is 
>> true then
>> possibly there is a bug that I may want to address (we are usually a day
>> behind the updated planet file so possibly its something to do with 
>> that?)
>>
>> With regard to getting the figures down (in slight fear of being 
>> flamed as I
>> am a very novice mapper) - with apostrophes, if the road sign has an
>> apostrophe then I would say the apostrophe should be in OSM and if it 
>> is not
>> then it is correct to flag it as a difference. However if the road 
>> sign does
>> not have an apostrophe and OS Locator does then probably the road should
>> have a not:name tag added with the apostrophe version of the name. This
>> would remove any apostrophe issues.
>
> Shane,
> great work on your OSM analysis tools.
>
> My recollection of the discussion on this list in early June was that 
> "apostrophe" differences would not be tagged with not:name as this 
> might have a tendency to flood the not:name reports with minor issues.
>
> It was also suggested (by me I'll admit) that on the ITO tiles that 
> differences due solely to apostrophes could be marked just in one pale 
> colour, so they could quickly and easily be distinguished from other 
> errors.
>
> David
OS have expressed an interest in these anomalies, including apostrophes 
that are different which ever way round. It is as much a difference as 
any other character missing. I suspect they know the few parts of the 
country where they are ignored. I have, therefore, been tagging 
apostrophe anomalies with not:name =* like any other.

As to the suggested colour changes I like the ITO tiles just as they are.

-- 
Cheers, Chris
user: chillly