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Use natural language names #40

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mattyschell opened this issue Jan 11, 2024 · 1 comment
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Use natural language names #40

mattyschell opened this issue Jan 11, 2024 · 1 comment

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mattyschell commented Jan 11, 2024

The feature class names requested in the capture rules sometimes differ from what is delivered. And in both cases the names inconsistently follow natural language.

For example, retaining wall is two words. A person searching for info on retaining walls will type retaining wall into a search. However the feature class name delivered is smushed into RETAININGWALL.

Column names and subtypes should also consistently follow natural language.

capture rules delivered natural language
MISC STRUCT POLY MISC_STRUCTURE_POLY miscellaneous structure polygon
OPEN SPACE OPEN_SPACE_NO_PARK open space not park
PAVEMENT EDGE CARTO PAVEMENTEDGE_CARTO pavement edge cartographic
RETAINING WALL RETAININGWALL retaining wall
SIDWALK CENTERLINE SIDEWALK_LINE sidewalk centerline
UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNDER_CONSTRUCTION_UNKNOWN under construction unknown

Updating names to match natural language may be ill-advised if it breaks linkages to prior releases and names.

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see related issue #43 for the NYC Open data name cacophony

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