Re: [Talk-us] Fictional / Old locations (was: User HomocideBaltimore)

Maybe what you are looking for is http://www.openhistoricalmap.org/ . It is "an effort to use the OSM infrastructure as a foundation for creating the world's most universal, detailed, and out-of-date map." On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 6:05 PM Ray Kiddy wrote: > > Good to know

Re: [Talk-us] Misspelled names

The iD editor uses the Name Suggestion Index to suggest correct spellings and tags for common places. ( https://github.com/osmlab/name-suggestion-index/blob/e3b1dafc0acea3e18543647920748962f849e204/canonical.json#L361 ) I've submitted a few pull requests, but haven't seen much activity on this

Re: [Talk-us] Tagging addresses on area's

Mkgmap will search for an entrance=main, then an entrance=yes, and lastly use the building's centroid. On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 4:21 AM Hans De Kryger hans.dekryge...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone know if osm navigation apps can route you to your location using area's tagged with a full address? I

Re: [Talk-us] Directional suffixes on roads: yes or no?

The FGDC doesn't make any reference to pre-directionals when used for a divided road (dual carriageway). The problem with these roads is addresses don't use the pre-directional, but road signs do. Here's one example: http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/295032159#map=16/41.0291/-73.7359 The address

Re: [Talk-us] Directional suffixes on roads: yes or no?

Yes, I realize this isn't the exact same thing, but divided roads also may have directional suffixes. I.e, Westchester Avenue East. https://goo.gl/maps/yfBXy On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 5:07 PM James Mast rickmastfa...@hotmail.com wrote: Brian, I think you're confused here on this subject. We're