On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Richard Welty <[email protected]>wrote:
> the rule we frequently follow is to use the format of the name on the sign > as > the guideline for what to put in the name tag for a way. > > there's a neighborhood in Rotterdam, NY where the signs for the side > streets along the main drag (Hamburg Street) are spelled out (e.g., Fourth > Street) > but the signs interior to the neighborhood are abbreviated (e.g., 4th > Street.) I think the key word here is abbreviated. In the OSM name, the un-abbreviated form should be used: name=Fourth Street To record the abbreviated form, you could use the following: short_name=4th St As with all abbreviations, sometimes they will appear on signs and sometimes the full word will be written out (often depending on size contstraints of the sign itself).
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