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Add nearby place names to browser pages #1776

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openstreetmap-trac opened this issue Jul 23, 2021 · 1 comment
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Add nearby place names to browser pages #1776

openstreetmap-trac opened this issue Jul 23, 2021 · 1 comment

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Reporter: dan[at]karran.net
[Submitted to the original trac issue database at 10.06pm, Thursday, 30th April 2009]

It would be great if the names of nearby places (e.g. nearest village(s), town(s), city(ies)) could be added to history browser pages, giving both users and search engines a better idea of where objects are located.

  • nodes: should be a relatively simple call to the namefinder service, but could overload it due to the volume of requests
  • ways, relations: could search for places within the bbox and display the biggest places, or the places near the way/relation
  • changesets: find the places that fall within the bbox

These suggestions perhaps only really work for objects that fit within a small BBOX, as listing places that fall within a big BBOX (or along a long way/relation) may not be as useful in most situations.

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Author: tom[at]compton.nu
[Added to the original trac issue at 12.22am, Tuesday, 27th October 2009]

This would be hugely expensive, so I don't think it's at all practical.

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