[OSM-talk] TIGER data abbreviations
Tom Hughes
tom at compton.nu
Tue Dec 4 11:51:36 GMT 2007
In message <20071204110643.GB18718 at mersenne.largestprime.net>
Cameron Patrick <cameron at patrick.wattle.id.au> wrote:
> The heuristics involved in shortening street names can also get quite
> complex. For example, there are streets near me named "The Avenue" and
> "The Boulevard". It would look weird to see those written "The Ave" or
> "The Blvd" on a map - certainly, no road maps or street signs that I've
> seen shorten it that way.
There is a road called "The Drive" near me, and Google does indeed
abbreviate it ;-)
Tom
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