Also all there is a lot of Canadians from BC, Alberta, Ontario & Quebec that travel for work to those locations by flight and none of them would understand the Native names of cities, it would bring a lot of confusion to visitors.
*~~~~~~* *Denis Carriere* *GIS Software & Systems Specialist* *Twitter: @DenisCarriere <https://twitter.com/DenisCarriere/>* *OSM: DenisCarriere <https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/DenisCarriere>* GitHub: DenisCarriere <https://github.com/DenisCarriere> Email: carriere.de...@gmail.com On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 2:12 PM, James <james2...@gmail.com> wrote: > As john said, the people of nunavut can speak the language, but do they > write it or read it? If not English would be the more popular option > > On Sep 17, 2016 10:10 AM, "John Marshall" <rps...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> As someone who does a lot of mapping is in Nunavut. I think it a great >> idea to add the Native language. That way someone could make a custom map >> using Native Languages. >> >> However, I think we should get some feedback from local mappers and >> other people who use the data, not someone from Toronto. If you look at the >> Government of Nunavut website http://www.gov.nu.ca/ It's landing page >> is in English. So it looks to me that the working Language is English. >> >> How will this affect Apps like Maps.me and OsmAnd? >> >> I feel the common name should be in English and the Native language if >> available added as separate tags. >> >> John >> >> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 5:43 PM, john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> You realise that the written language is actually European shorthand >>> which was used to record the verbal language. >>> >>> Cheerio John >>> >>> On 16 September 2016 at 17:35, James <james2...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I personally dont mind having it in Native language, but if there is >>>> going to be changed there should be a corresponding name:en tag as the rest >>>> of the world can't read it. >>>> >>>> One of the reasons I don't mind is: who would possibly use it? People >>>> in Nunavut, that's who. It should be as accessible to them as possible. If >>>> they dont speak English it creates a barrier of using the Canadian map. Not >>>> only that but the northern maps aren't that great as they are even though >>>> there have been efforts to improve them *cough* rps333 *cough*. >>>> >>>> On Sep 16, 2016 5:22 PM, "Andy Townsend" <ajt1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Canadian mappers! >>>>> >>>>> The node and relation for Nunavut are http://www.openstreetmap.org/n >>>>> ode/305700700 and http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/390840 . The >>>>> "name" of both of these is currently set to a composite of the Inuktitut >>>>> and the Anglo/French name. Is this OK? >>>>> >>>>> Different OSM communities have adopted different standards - most have >>>>> gone the "most widely used" form in the "name" tag (e.g. in places in >>>>> Wales >>>>> will tend to have a "name" that matches name:cy in mostly Welsh-speaking >>>>> areas and name:en in mostly English-speaking ones). In some places (e.g. >>>>> Londonderry/Derry, and around Brussels) a composite of multiple languages >>>>> is in use; in still others (e.g. India) a "neutral" language is used >>>>> (there, English). >>>>> >>>>> I did suggest on http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/41676348 that >>>>> the person who changed the name raise it here; that didn't happen, so I'm >>>>> mentioning it :) >>>>> >>>>> Best Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Andy Townsend >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Talk-ca mailing list >>>>> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Talk-ca mailing list >>>> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-ca mailing list >>> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > >
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