[Talk-us-massachusetts] incorrect island naming

Greg Troxel gdt at lexort.com
Fri Mar 16 19:43:36 UTC 2018


So apparently OSM is not as important as google:

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/03/16/busta-rhymes-island-mill-pond-shrewsbury

but it appears clear from the article that both GNIS and the local
authorities do not recognize the name, and there is evidence that there
is no established local usage.  It seems to be a campaign by a single
person.

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/one-man-is-an-island/

But it is in OSM.  What say the locals?

https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/21046687#map=19/42.28413/-71.73923&layers=N



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