Actually both of the highway locations I cited are not from any database, but reflect the local names for the intersection.
On 2/23/12, Gordon Dewis <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Sam Dyck <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I beg to differ, the OSM wiki states "The place=locality tag can be >> used to name unpopulated place which is not associated with any >> feature to which such a tag could be associated." >> >> By default many small or unpopulated places are tagged as localities >> in canvec. When I preformed the upload along a remote northern rail >> line, I checked the community against a Government of Manitoba list >> and the census to determine if a place was populated. We do need some >> sort of tagging to indicated the railway significance, but I have used >> place=locality on road locations in both urban and rural environments >> as well (http://osm.org/go/Wpz83vHj2-- and >> http://osm.org/go/Wp5TRnmtN--). >> > > *Disclaimer*: *I am speaking only for myself and not in any official > capacity for my employer, Statistics Canada.* > > When I think "locality", I tend to think of a place, populated or > otherwise, that has been designated by some level of government, but that's > because of where I work. :) > > Statistics Canada had a concept called a "locality" that was used up to the > 2006 Census. In 2011 it has been merged with "place name", the definition > of which is "selected named of active and retired geographic areas as well > as nams from the Canadadian Geographical Names Database. Place names > include names of census divisions (municipalities), designated places and > population centres, as well as the names of some local places." The Census > Dictionary also notes that "prior to 2011, the term 'locality' was used to > describe historical place names, such as former census subdivisions > (municipalities), designated places and urban areas." (ref: > http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/ref/dict/geo033-eng.cfm) > > I seem to recall from when I worked in the Geography Division here that > localities and place names were from "official sources" (i.e. the various > levels of government). Building on that, named points along a railway would > not be considered localities because they are operational reference points > designated by the railway operator, much like IFR intersections used in the > aviation world. > > Using place=locality on road locations, on the other hand, would make sense > because of who designated the name. > > As I mentioned above, *I am speaking only for myself and not in any > official capacity for my employer, Statistics Canada*. > > Cheers! > > --G* > * > _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
