[Talk-nz] Naming roads with "-" in them

[Mike Exner-Kittridge]

Hi,

I agree with Andrew. The official NZ "Gazetteer" can be found as GIS data
here:
https://data.linz.govt.nz/data/category/gazetteer/

All local government agencies must adhere to the namings under the
jurisdiction of the gazetteer.

The metadata described in the points layer (
https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/51681-nz-place-names-nzgb/) states quite
clearly the intent and jurisdiction of the gazetteer.

Regards,
Mike


On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 9:11 PM Andrew Douglas-Clifford <
adouglasclifford at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Tara,
>
> When mapping names in OSM, my suggestion is usually to adhere to the
> official Government naming's spelling.
> I am not aware of any specific community guidelines in local use for
> hyphens, though I do have a preference for no spacing.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrew
> *andrew_dc* <https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/andrew_dc>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 6:51 PM Tara Vujovic (E-Search) via Talk-nz <
> talk-nz at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> My name is Tara and I’m a member of Microsoft OSM Editorial Team.
>> While naming roads in New Zealand we’ve noticed that there is a different
>> approach to how people map road names containing “-“ in the name. Through
>> overpass-turbo query we have found around 483 cases of highways that
>> contain space before and after dash (e.g. Kohatu - Wakefield Highway) and
>> around 455 cases of adding “-“ without spaces before or after (e.g.
>> Kohatu-Wakefield Highway).
>> Government data (*https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/3383
>> <https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/3383>* ) and address points mostly
>> contain names with dash without spacing on either end (e.g.
>> Kohatu-Wakefield Highway).
>> Is there some sort of convention or local guideline when it comes to
>> naming these types of roads in OSM?
>> We want to make sure that we respect local guidelines and therefore any
>> input would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Tara
>>
>>
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