This suggests that the data has come from GNS/NGA I noticed the same anomoly in Geonames, http://forum.geonames.org/gforum/posts/list/268.page which used the same source.
Apprently its to do with how the data was digitized from paper maps. (the dense blob, is likly to be a local mapper!) On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 8:52 PM, Steve Chilton <[email protected]>wrote: > The distribution of Irish placenames from OSM presents a couple of > geographical anomalies. (See > http://steve8.dev.openstreetmap.org/OSM_Placenames_Ireland.jpg). First, > the west-east central belt has suspiciously far fewer names than > immediately to the north and south. And secondly, bang in the middle of > this belt is a roughly circular area with a dense mass of placenames. > Any explanations spring to mind...? > > Cheers > Steve > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Please note that Middlesex University's preferred way of receiving all > correspondence is via email in line with our Environmental Policy. All > incoming post to Middlesex University is opened and scanned by our digital > document handler, CDS, and then emailed to the recipient. > > If you do not want your correspondence to Middlesex University processed > in this way please email the recipient directly. Parcels, couriered items > and recorded delivery items will not be opened or scanned by CDS. There > are items which are "exceptions" which will be opened by CDS but will not > be scanned a full list of these can be obtained by contacting the > University. > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > -- Barry - www.nearby.org.uk - www.geograph.org.uk -
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