OpenStreetMap
There are probably dozens of street names in Washington, DC which are incorrectly named in OSM. Many of these are due to faulty data from the Census Bureau. I have been editing some of these mistakes.
Examples:
- Olive Avenue NW fixed to Olive Street NW
- Dumbarton Avenue NW fixed to Dumbarton Street NW
- Small section of Ohio Drive SW fixed to 23rd Street SW (north of Independence Avenue SW)
A much bigger effort is needed. I will continue to work on some of these issue.
Discussion
ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ aseerel4c26 ߟߊ߫ 11 March 2014 at 23:23 ߘߐ߫
Welcome to OSM, David!
ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ lxbarth ߟߊ߫ 12 March 2014 at 15:16 ߘߐ߫
David - how do you see this effort structured? Would rendering a map from current OCTO data and then trace from it be a good idea? Should we dump all street names of DC and compare them to a dump of street names in OCTO data? Is just using the TIGER 2012 layer a good approach?
ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ DavidYJackson ߟߊ߫ 12 March 2014 at 15:54 ߘߐ߫
Your idea of to “dump all street names of DC and compare them to a dump of street names in OCTO data” makes sense. It will be easier review the data outside of OSM.
DDOT (DC DOT) has better data then Tiger 2012.
ߡߙߌߣߊ߲ ߞߊ߬ ߝߘߊ߫ OpenBrian ߟߊ߫ 29 March 2014 at 19:28 ߘߐ߫
David, Let me know how i can help. Brian