Abbreviations not expanded (e.g. UK -> United Kingdom)

[systemed]

Compare http://photon.komoot.de/api/?q=windermere+avenue,+UK :

1. Windermere Avenue, Mount Arlington, New Jersey, United States of America
2. Windermere Avenue, Greenwood Lake, New York, United States of America
3. Windermere Avenue, Windermere, Connecticut, United States of America
4. (etc)

with http://photon.komoot.de/api/?q=windermere+avenue,+United+Kingdom :

1. Windermere Avenue, Barnsley, United Kingdom
2. Windermere Avenue, Connah's Quay, United Kingdom
3. Windermere Avenue, London, United Kingdom
4. (etc)

[karussell]

See also #166

[systemed]

I think this is a wider issue with abbreviations generally. The same is true with US states, so "Monticello, NY" isn't recognised but "Monticello, New York" is.

[karussell]

A similar issue is with "Spring Valley, MN" resolving correctly to Spring Valley Minnesota when using just 'M' but MN resolves to Nevada

[alexandervlpl]

Any update on this? It's normal for users in the United States to search with abbreviated states (MN, VT) and currently this isn't working at all. 😢

[neil-119]

Anyone have any workarounds?

[systemed]

For a workaround I expand client-side - so if someone ends their query with " VT" I change that to " Vermont" before sending to Photon. It does make it hard to search for this cinema though: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5453440824