[OSM-talk-ie] Naming private car parks

[Nick Burrett]

When presented with a search result of numerous car parks with no name,
one has to select each car park to figure out if it's in the relevant area
on the map.  Search results where car parks have names are easier to use
for navigation.

On Mon 24 Oct 2022, 19:42 Colm Moore, <colmmoore72 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/128009267
>
> If the car park is private, on the same site as a business, should it
> carry a name?
>
> I frequently come across car parks that are named, e.g. "Tesco Car Park".
> It seems tautological to name both the supermarket (and possibly other
> features, e.g. if the supermarket has a physically separate off-licence,
> cafe, petrol station, etc. - for some brands, it is much more extensive)
> and the car park, when they have the same name.
>
> I accept that a public / shared car park, e.g. Dawson Car Park
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/275474423 should be named.
>
> Thank you
>
> Colm
>
>
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