[OSM-talk] Google Maps - OSM comparison

[Dave Stubbs]

2008/11/28 Bernhard Zwischenbrugger <bz at datenkueche.com>:
> hi
>>
>> and New Delhi is not shown at all
>>
>>
>
> There were some bugs with spaces, commas,... (urlencode)
> They are fixed now.
>
> There are still some problems.
>
> The capitals come from this list
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_capitals
>
> The name of the city is given to namefinder.
> The first item namefinder returns is displayed on the map.
>
> At the moment there are problems with:
>
> Paris - wrong Paris found
> London - missing (found an other London)
> Washington, D.C. - not found
> Honiara - not found
> Kuwait City - not found
> Melekeok (Palau) - not found
> Mexico City - not exact
> N'Djamena (Chad) - found in france
> Palikir (Mikronesia) - not found
> Phnom Penh (Cambodia) - not found
> Naypyidaw (Myanmar) - not found
> South Tarawa (Kiribati) - not found
> Sri Jayawardenepura( Sri Lanke) - not found
> Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) - not found
> Yaren (Nauru) -not found
>

And Rabat which is found in Malta rather than Morocco.

Dave