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Using the full names isn't to 'fill the map', it's because the process of going from full name to abbreviation has a lot less ambiguity than going from abbrevia
by maxerickson 3y ago
Using the full names isn't to 'fill the map', it's because the process of going from full name to abbreviation has a lot less ambiguity than going from abbreviation to full name.
Seems the search box is tripping on that (not considering places on North 14th Street for a search like N 14th St).
- tuukkah 3y agoThe full names will be too much in some cases, and there is no abbreviation algorithm that will work everywhere (OSM is a global project). Similarly, "N 14th St" has no meaning in most of the world. Hence, it's complicated and not "moronic" e.g. to make use of Wikidata for labels and to use external datasets to improve geocoding.
- maxerickson 3y agoAn algorithm that uses location and other hints to detect language will probably come pretty close to working everywhere. I'm not really arguing with you, just questioned the 'fill the map' characterization and pointed out the more fundamental motivation.
- xobs 3y agoCompletely unrelated, but Google Maps seems to have (or had) a rule in place to expand "Int" to "Interchange". Meaning here in Singapore there are a lot of local bus interchanges that get labels like "Bedok International".