[Talk-GB] OS OpenData StreetView

[Tim Francois]

Oh, really? I've just changed a few from "Saint" to "St." based on road
signs. Personally, I'm not bothered either way (though it does mean that my
neat OS Locator comparison table will never reduce to zero!!) as most people
know the difference, but is there a general consensus on this?

Also, apologies for suggesting you walked anywhere...!! ;)

Tim 

-----Original Message-----
From: craigloftus at gmail.com [mailto:craigloftus at gmail.com] On Behalf Of
Craig Loftus
Sent: 05 May 2010 11:56
To: Tim Francois
Cc: talk-gb OSM List (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] OS OpenData StreetView

> OSM has the apostrophe after being surveyed to check (thanks Craig!).

Although I did make the correction and a number of other; this instance
wasn't based on a ground survey, I just decide it made sense.
The track runs passed a cemetery which indicates that it is is holiness
himself that owns the way; for which an apostrophe would be required.

Although I don't want to discourage you getting more sunshine, apostrophes
are a fun example... street signs can't be taken as the final word on the
name of a road. I know of roads which are signed with an apostrophe at one
end and without at the other. However, do we then need to worry about street
names that have 'legitimately' (with
time) changed as the result of misspelling?! Hmm... much scope for shed
painting in that issue.

The main occurrence of this problem is roads named after saints. Which have
the additional problem of the abbreviated saint (St) and whether or not
periods follow them. I've been fanatically changing them to the full
'proper' form irrespective of what a particular source says e.g.
"Saint John's Square".

Craig

On 5 May 2010 11:31, Tim Francois <sk1ppy14 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Is that layer 17 I see before me....?!
>
> Also, after my email about name discrepancies between the OS Locator 
> and OS StreetView packages, I can now confirm that OS StreetView DOES 
> display apostrophes on SOME roadnames. For example, have a look at 
> Pope's Walk 
> http://os.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.369529&lon=-2.348878&zoom=17. OS 
> Locator says it's Popes Walk (no apostrophe), but StreetView does 
> include the apostrophe. OSM has the apostrophe after being surveyed to
check (thanks Craig!).
>
> I guess even more reason to get outside!
>
> Tim
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