[OSM-talk] Train station names: "Place Station" ou just "Place" ?

[d f]

Hi Emilie/Elena

I see your point of view.

Thanks
Dave F.




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From: Elena of Valhalla <elena.valhalla at gmail.com>
To: d f <fac63tempt at yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, 18 September, 2009 14:51:54
Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Train station names: "Place Station" ou just "Place" ?

On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 3:20 PM, d f <fac63tempt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> My home town station has the same name as at least two other establishments
> in the city. The label for each of those needs to be explicit.
> Imagine the problem for a tourist trying to find the hotel with the same
> name but turns up at the station!

that's what icons (on a printed / rendered map) or "category" (in a
search tool) or tag (in the data) are for; otherwise we could just put
everything in the name tag and forget about any other tag.

-- 
Elena ``of Valhalla''

homepage: http://www.trueelena.org
email: elena.valhalla at gmail.com



      
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