[OSM-talk] Naming disputes in Ukraine

[Cartinus]

On 07/27/2012 04:56 AM, Tirkon wrote:
> Ben Laenen <benlaenen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> With names it can be compacted as
>>
>> Avenue
>>   John Doe
>>          laan
> 
> For me as a non native dutch/french this looks obfuscating.
> 
> Is this the way you find it on the streetname-signs or only in OSM?
> For non native users of the map I would prefer to find the name tag in
> OSM exactly as on the signs. Because i.e. a foreign Chinese or Russian
> cannot read latin letters he only has the chance to compare the two
> pictures from the map and the signs. And if the naming is shortened he
> can only see different pictures.

<http://www.google.nl/search?num=10&hl=nl&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1232&bih=944&q=avenue+laan&oq=avenue+laan&gs_l=img.3...2658.5105.0.6125.11.8.0.3.3.0.108.778.4j4.8.0...0.0...1ac.atAQp71k9x4#hl=nl&site=imghp&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=avenue+laan+street+sign&oq=avenue+laan+street+sign&gs_l=img.3...15183.22538.0.23226.12.12.0.0.0.0.85.875.12.12.0...0.0...1c.B9T3c9pCRes&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=c1d7c2c14d54ab18&biw=1232&bih=944>

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