[OSM-talk] Nominatim weakness

[Dave F.]

On 14/12/2015 08:25, Sarah Hoffmann wrote:
>
> Some helpful person has put a wikipedia link to the Starbucks
> wikipedia page on every single Starbucks in Japan. That's what
> throwing off Nominatim. Having a wikipedia page boosts the importance
> of an object.

Have you considered that the program is over weighting the importance of 
a wiki page?

Do end users want to find a coffee shop local to them or one thousands 
of kilometres away just because it has an extra tag attached?

>   And in this case the boost is quite large because
> the Starbucks wiipedia page is pretty prominent.

Prominent to who? Could you expand your explanation please?

Cheers
David F.


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