[OSM-talk] TIGER data abbreviations

[Paul Fox]

jon wrote:
 > Cameron Patrick 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.
 > 
 > Similarly there's a street near me called Mount Road, which a certain 
 > provider of online maps happily abbreviated to Mt Rd, despite having 
 > plenty of room for the full name.

there's a "Street Road" in southeastern pennsylvania.

remember that the abbreviated TIGER names are done so with a fixed
table of abbreviations.  there's no ambiguity.

paul
=---------------------
 paul fox, pgf at foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 16.2 degrees)