[OSM-talk] TIGER data abbreviations

[Karl Newman]

On Dec 3, 2007 3:41 PM, John Wolter <jwolter0 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Religiously following the guide on the Wiki, I have always spelled out road
> names, for example "Fair Street" instead of "Fair St."  Now along comes the
> TIGER data, where everything is abbreviated.  My question to the group is,
> "Are people fixing these?"

I've been leaving them alone so far. See my mail from earlier today
about componentizing the names, which may be a potential solution.

Karl