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UN/LOCODE dataset, but with more and actually reliable coordinates
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Wrong data point in the CSV file #7

Open msalsi opened 2 weeks ago

msalsi commented 2 weeks ago

I found this location in the CSV file which presents coordinates and link to a different location.

Row in the CSV: ,US,HDA,Hidden Falls,Hidden Falls,AK,AI,---4----,0001,,2959N 09537W,,N/A (no UN/LOCODE),https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/473898552#map=12/29.9912571/-95.6159434860086

Coordinates and link to OSM point to Hidden Falls in Houston, Texas. Not AK.

cristan commented 15 hours ago

Dang it, I missed this issue. Turned on notifications now.

Anyway, this is a bit of an ask, since this project doesn't support manual coordinates. That means that before it can be added, it needs to be in one of these 3 data sources:

UN/LOCODE itself For this to happen, you need to do a maintenance request. This fixes it right at the source. Might as well, it only takes like 5 minutes. Don't hold your breath though: this can take a long time before it's picked up, if it even is.

OpenStreetMap I have no experience here, but I think this should be quite doable.

Wikidata Basically Wikipedia. As long as there's a Wikipedia page somewhere, there's an accompanying Wikidata page which you can give it the UN/LOCODE tag.

Problem with all of these solutions: what even is Hidden Falls? I know where the UN/LOCODE came from: the original dataset was basically the IATA dataset. This UN/LOCODE came from the airport Hidden Falls (IATA: HDA).

But that airport doesn't exist anymore, so USHDA is now basically the place the airport was named after. But what is that? The waterfall? The place? The archeological dig site?

This is the question which needs to be answered before all else. Do you know?