[OSM-talk] Fixing wiki* -> brand:wiki*
Mark Wagner
mark+osm at carnildo.com
Wed Sep 27 17:14:53 UTC 2017
On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 06:49:40 -0500 (CDT)
Richard Fairhurst <richard at systemed.net> wrote:
> Andy Mabbett wrote:
> > in different parts of the world
>
> IIRC OSM stores spatial information. I might be wrong.
>
Two examples that can't be resolved by a spatial query:
1) There is a business near me named "Maxwell House". It is entirely
unrelated to the coffee brand of that name, despite both companies
operating in the same country.
2) Until recently, there was a burger joint in town called "Sonic's"
that was entirely unrelated to the chain of drive-in eateries. (When
the national chain opened up a location in town, they paid the existing
restaurant to re-brand.)
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Mark
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