pelias / pelias/spatial

Support additional OSM names

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enhancement
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JavaScript
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Description

OSM has a bunch of name tags which we could add support for:

  • loc_name
  • official_name
  • short_name
  • etc?

see: https://spatial.demo.geocode.earth/explore/place/osm/relation%3A2396450

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Research direction

Start by examining the OSM example in the issue and locating how place names are currently read and exposed. Determine which additional tags should be supported beyond loc_name, official_name, and short_name, then verify that those names appear correctly in the service output.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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