At 06:48 PM 5/10/2008, David Earl wrote: >On 05/10/2008 17:29, Mike Collinson wrote: >>For my purposes, pyscho-geographic search criteria "pubs in >>Yorkshire" [2] and for resolving is_in tags, [3] I am not too >>concerned about exact definitions and boundaries, I just want as many >>names that people might search on with a reasonable centre location. > >You mean like this: >http://gazetteer.openstreetmap.org/namefinder/?find=pubs+near+Cambridge%2CUK > >or in automated fashion >http://gazetteer.openstreetmap.org/namefinder/search.xml?find=pubs+near+Cambridge%2CUK > >OK, so it's not by county, but it is "names that people might search on with a >reasonable centre location" > >David
Yes, absolutely. I think your automated XML service will open up a major third area of usage activity for OSM data on top of rendered maps and routing when folks start thinking about it some more. I have installed your namefinder software and database at home, great stuff ... which got me again along the line of what other information could or should be in the OSM database to support that. I put in a systematic list of countries earlier this year and am now working on states, counties and islands in a number of countries. That should keep me out of mischief for a while, but can you think of anything else that would support your work in actually developing the search engine? Mike _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
