OpenStreetMap
I'm not suggesting that blind application of a spell checker is a good idea. Heck, it's a bad idea even in a word processor, but still a handy resource. On the other hand, if someone does have local knowledge and has or is building a dictionary of local names, then a word processor becomes extremely valuable.
Failing that, even a global search and replace function would be nice. If nothing else, something that I can search for name keys for Rd and replace it with Road, Ave and replace with Avenue, etc. since it seems the TIGER import completely violated the "never use abbreviations" principal.
Discussion
Comment from blackadder on 9 March 2009 at 18:19
JOSM does have a search function. Click on "Search" in the "Current Selection" window of JOSM and you will see a list of formats which will search the loaded data for just about anything.
Comment from marscot on 9 March 2009 at 19:09
I used "ave" a few times in the past... I think I know where they are :)
Comment from Baloo Uriza on 9 March 2009 at 19:19
JOSM does have a search function, but it's not a replace function. With a dataset even as small as Salem, that doesn't solve the problem when we're talking 1100 ways that have abbreviations needing replacement.
Comment from RichardB on 9 March 2009 at 21:39
You'd obviously need to be a bit careful - e.g. St could be "Saint" or "Street". There are a few places in the World with "Ave" in the name and are not abbreviations. Not everyone uses the same abbreviations. etc.
Comment from Baloo Uriza on 9 March 2009 at 23:46
I'm not looking for a blind wholesale replace, but rather something that I can look at and make sure that it's the proper thing to replace, first. I'm not asking for anything that isn't already done with every other search/replace feature on the planet.