[UK] City names

[AlanOfTheBerg]

Adding a row to a database is quiet easy. But getting it implemented can be very hard to realize..

This would likely be adding a column to the table describing attributes of segments. While that too is easy, it also involves:

1. What is the default value of ALL segments?
2. Should NULL (no value) be allowed? If not, how do you deal with segments for which you cannot determine a value?
3. The web code must be modified to present the new field on the correct panel
4. Does the web/javascript code need to filter data/ensure a value is entered or can it be left blank?
5. Code must be written to pass the value along to the database. That, or the query/database update code must be re-written to get the value to insert into the database field
6. The client app must be updated to allow the user to pass this value along as part of a search query
7. Does the client app need to show the region graphically?
8. Search involving this value must also pass this along to Bing for search results. Does Bing support this value in searches?
9. Navigation algorithms must be re-written to see and use the new region values as part of finding a route, otherwise, you might end up in the right city, wrong region

I am sure there are more parts to this process.

[Catbells]

Papyrus, the new editor, still has the State field. It is a drop down box with only Other in the list. It would be great, if this was county.

[dknight212]

I thought at first this was a new thread!

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[dmcconachie]

I wish they would give us the county/region field because I am not a fan of the current method.

I have to admit I tend not to use the region convention unless there is actually a name clash as it's relatively rare in Scotland. When it does occur I locate the two towns and get support to append the region name which they can do very quickly with direct database access!

[dmcconachie]

Papyrus, the new editor, still has the State field. It is a drop down box with only Other in the list. It would be great, if this was county.

A few have suggested this before. I've recently stressed to HQ that the requirement for a more granular breakdown is increasing due to the rise in editor numbers!

[faitaru]

We currently have a "state" value which we set to "other" in the UK. Why not use that for counties.

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[faitaru]

We currently have a "state" value which we set to "other" in the UK. Why not use that for counties.

'state' field doesn't show on cartouche but I believe IT guy can do something to change it to 'county/region' for UK.

Cartouche is on the way out, so that isn't even an issue!

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[Feathers44]

Yes, I'd go along with the general view but with the 'oddities caveat' in that I'd prefer to use:

'Wimbledon (Merton)' but 'Morden (Surrey)' even though both are in the London Borough of Merton.

[gerben]

Moved to UK forum

[goat0063]

I'm also noticing that the conventions for naming Cities and Streets are not being followed in Hampshire - in some cases this is leading to two separate names appearing for the same place. This has the added effect of making the live map look somewhat messy and cluttered. There is also the issue of what constitutes a "City" as there are many much smaller places being given that title. As a consequence, the map does not appear to differentiate between places in terms of their size. Maybe the size could be weighted by the number of tags a place receives or similar?