Jan writes:
I would hope that it would be possible to use Wikidata labels for map internalization in a future not so distant, instead of "name:*" tags in OSM. Although I have no idea how to possibly implement such thing in a way which won't be time-costly, it is definitely a way to investigate, because it would not only solve this problem, but enhance the internalization drastically, as WD has many more labels than OSM contain in names [yet I don't have any proofy statistics in hand, just my impression..]
You are right once again, on both counts: Using Wikidata to supplement OSM labels may well be possible and desirable in many ways. But it would be a very large project—and is certainly beyond the scope of our current Map Improvements 2018 engagement. _____________________
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On Apr 25, 2018, at 3:56 PM, Jan Macura macurajan@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for such brief replys!
On 26 April 2018 at 00:40, Joe Matazzoni <jmatazzoni@wikimedia.org mailto:jmatazzoni@wikimedia.org> wrote: I think you’re right that there is no “solution" on our side, since it’s an issue in the data. Maybe the new internationalized maps will inspire Wikimedians to enrich OSM data with more names in more languages. I hope so!
I would hope that it would be possible to use Wikidata labels for map internalization in a future not so distant, instead of "name:*" tags in OSM. Although I have no idea how to possibly implement such thing in a way which won't be time-costly, it is definitely a way to investigate, because it would not only solve this problem, but enhance the internalization drastically, as WD has many more labels than OSM contain in names [yet I don't have any proofy statistics in hand, just my impression..]
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