[OSM-Talk-ZA] Lepelle, Motlatse, etc.

[Gerhardus Geldenhuis]

Hi
I think the alt name should be the old name. If we do it the other way
around we risk getting involved in politics. Having the old names as alt
names would however be important. More names means it gives flexibility to
have differently rendered maps. You could probably even go as far as having
the old province borders imported as historical data, not that it would be
of much use but might be interesting for historical purposes.

Regards


On 24 March 2013 10:22, David Schneider <d.schneider at tradermail.info> wrote:

> Hi List!
>
> The OSM data still has the Olifants River, Blyde River, etc. listed under
> their old names.
> According to various sources, the official name changed in 2005 to Lepelle.
>
> http://www.krugerpark.co.za/krugerpark-times-2-15-olifants-river-lepelle-20557.html
> So did the names of a number of other places.
>
> Have these name changes never been adopted by the ZA public, and are
> therefore
> merely an act of the bureaucracy? I think, both names should be in our
> data.
> Either as name: Lepelle, old_name: Olifants River, or name: Olifants River,
> alt_name: Lepelle. What do you think?
>
> Best,
> David
>
>
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