This is from the MapQuest rendering, but I can’t find this name anywhere in the OSM data. It should, of course, be Sierra Nevada (“sierra” is Spanish for “mountain range”).
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This is from the MapQuest rendering, but I can’t find this name anywhere in the OSM data. It should, of course, be Sierra Nevada (“sierra” is Spanish for “mountain range”).
Discussion
Kommentaar van Minh Nguyen op 13 Oktober 2012 om 07:19
“Sierra Mountains” is a less common local name for the range, but you’re right, “Sierra Nevada” would be more appropriate for a map. MapQuest may be using their own custom layer or something for topographical features.
Kommentaar van z-dude op 14 Oktober 2012 om 00:53
Wikipedia has 5 different sierra ranges. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_mountains
not like we should import data from wikipedia though..
Kommentaar van NE2 op 14 Oktober 2012 om 04:07
And none of those is called “Sierra Mountains”. Was there a point to your comment?
Kommentaar van wieland op 27 Oktober 2012 om 22:28
I don’t think the name is from OSM-data.