[Talk-GB] Acceptability of data sources for road names

[Lester Caine]

Donald Noble wrote:
> I would appreciate some opinions on acceptable data sources for road
> names when out surveying, particularly thinking about new housing
> developments here, but could apply elsewhere too.
>
> Of the six data sources below, the first and last are pretty black and
> white OK and not OK respectively, but what about the shades of grey in
> between?
>
> 1. Road sign saying "Main Street"
> 2. Sign on house door "6 Main Street"
> 3. Information board with map labelling road as "Main Street"
> 4. Housing development sales board with map labelling road as "Main Street"
> 5. Map on housing development sales website labelling road as "Main Street"
> 6. Commercial map of new housing development labelling road as "Main Street"
>
> And one other that doesn't fit on this continuum is asking a local
> resident what the name of the new road is.
>
> I suppose this also applies to other information too, although perhaps
> with additional caveats, especially if it is rarely available on signs
> on the ground.
>
> Sorry if this has been covered before, but I've not come across it.

World Wide this is a continual debate, where different translations and 'changes 
of ethnicity' result in roads being CALLED something different ;)

The rule is 'map what is on the ground', so road signs rule, but there may well 
be alternative versions, such as two languages - welsh creates some fun.
If a house door has details on then that should be tagged against the house. It 
may actually be different to the street sign :)

OFFICIAL new street names are created by the local council and logged with their 
LLPG officer who will update the NLPG at regular intervals. Streets form their 
own register at http://www.thensg.org.uk ... NOW we just need free access to it 
and a bot that can cross check that all of the entries exist in OSM :)

THAT is a request I've put through on the open data questionair, but if we all 
ask? In the meantime, the local council have to make the data available under 
open access, so the information is freely available locally.

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Lester Caine - G8HFL
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