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Does OpenStreetMap’s search function understand road and rd are the same?

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If I search for address and instead of Churchmans Road I write Churchmans Rd, will OSM find it?

asked 06 Mar '15, 13:29

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edited 06 Mar '15, 15:03

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It should, go ahead and try. See this list of supported abbreviations.

Note that OSM data itself should be unabbreviated, as it is much easyer for computers to abbreviate than to (correctly) expand.

answered 06 Mar '15, 14:16

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I can't try, as it doesn't find needed address. I committed my changes. Waiting their appearance to check my assumption.

(06 Mar '15, 14:22) Chiz
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You also use Nominatim's own search box to try and understand what is happening:

http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search.php?q=churchmans+rd

(06 Mar '15, 14:45) SomeoneElse ♦

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