Greetings!!!

Today I would like to share some words about the latest challenge to hit MapRoulette—the 10th Anniversary Name Fix Challenge (http://maproulette.org/#t=spellingerrors/ ; active on 8/9/2014).

OSM data is not only used for cartographic purposes, but also for route navigation and guidance (audio/text). Spelling and punctuation errors in the raw OSM data affect navigation end-user experience. At Telenav, we’ve queried the raw data and identified various types of name spelling/punctuation errors that results in less-than-ideal text-to-speech pronunciation and display. Here’s a sampling of the errors we’ve identified and pushed to MapRoulette–and suggestions on how to fix them. I’ve also included in a link below, sound bytes of the OSM names pronounced by our text-to-speech service.

Way ID = 12980620; “South8th Street”

• Error Type: No space between South and 8th.
• Audio okay, display is terrible.
• osm.org/way/12980620
• https://www.dropbox.com/sh/39yfgdj6yac577h/AAC4HQpdlvXXDX3viSY6jlSNa/south8th_street.mp3

Way ID = 110323605, “Treetop La\ne”

• Error type: Unacceptable use of “\” character
• osm.org/way/110323605
• https://www.dropbox.com/sh/39yfgdj6yac577h/AACL7NKmFbZPv2C0xouY6GHQa/Treetop_Lslashne.mp3

Way ID = 13090901, “40 Th Street”

• Error Type: Number Ordinal Spelling Error
• Should be “40th Street”
• https://www.dropbox.com/sh/39yfgdj6yac577h/AAAR6J2qTU_3TAtNxc1_poVqa/40_Th_Street.mp3
• osm.org/way/13090901

Way ID = 19459430, “2 Nd Street”

• Error Type: Number Ordinal Spelling Error Should be “2nd Street”
• osm.org/way/19459430
• https://www.dropbox.com/sh/39yfgdj6yac577h/AADjIdtXAM-cMAWM1OEoQwhna/2_Nd_Street.mp3

Way ID = 12061780, “Cementary Hill Road”

• Error Type: Incorrect spelling of the word “Cemetery”
• Should be “Cemetery Hill Road” https://www.dropbox.com/sh/39yfgdj6yac577h/AACHJe7iMlApyLH4vucsfW1Aa/Cementary_Hill_Road.mp3 osm.org/way/12061780

Way ID = 9002952, “Altman Cemetary Road”

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