diff --git a/autocomplete.md b/autocomplete.md index 7667f84..4afa127 100644 --- a/autocomplete.md +++ b/autocomplete.md @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ The type of record is referred to as its `layer`. All records are indexed into t |----|----| |`venue`|points of interest, businesses, things with walls| |`address`|places with a street address| +|`street`|streets,roads,highways| |`country`|places that issue passports, nations, nation-states| |`macroregion`|a related group of regions. Mostly in Europe| |`region`|states and provinces| diff --git a/data-sources.md b/data-sources.md index 110603f..51d2cd6 100644 --- a/data-sources.md +++ b/data-sources.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Layers: - `address` - `venue` +- `street` [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/) is a community-driven, editable map of the world. It prioritizes local knowledge and individual contributions over bulk imports, which often means it has excellent coverage even in remote areas where no large-scale mapping efforts have been attempted. OpenStreetMap contains information on landmarks, buildings, roads, and natural features. diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md index 06df4c9..a8ec962 100644 --- a/release-notes.md +++ b/release-notes.md @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ +## 12 September 2016 + +* Get excited for the addition of ✨ __STREETS__ ✨! That's right, with this release Mapzen Search gets a brand new `street` layer, which contains OSM street centroids. With this addition, if we can't find the exact address you're looking for we'll return the street record. Stay tuned for an in-depth blog post in the next few days. 👏 + +## 7 September 2016 + +* Crikey! We noticed we weren't handling Australian province abbreviations, so we [added support for them in our labels](https://github.com/pelias/api/pull/638). +* Geonames ADM3 records now are [correctly listed as localadmins](https://github.com/pelias/geonames/pull/120), not venues. +* Our wonderful, now departed intern made sure [Germanic street names are consistently handled](https://github.com/pelias/openaddresses/pull/68) (previously, some would end in -strasse while others ended in the abbreviation -str). +* Records with a Who's on First [dependency](https://github.com/whosonfirst/whosonfirst-placetypes#dependency) now [have that dependency listed in API responses](https://github.com/pelias/api/pull/643). + ## 22 August 2016 No changes in functionality at all, just the freshest data! We did clean up some tests and do other work only visible to developers and those who run their own Pelias instance, but nothing major. diff --git a/reverse.md b/reverse.md index 39b530c..1f0c010 100644 --- a/reverse.md +++ b/reverse.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Without specifying further, reverse geocoding doesn't restrict results to a part |----|----| |`venue`|points of interest, businesses, things with walls| |`address`|places with a street address| +|`street`|streets,roads,highways| |`country`|places that issue passports, nations, nation-states| |`macroregion`|a related group of regions. Mostly in Europe| |`region`|states and provinces| diff --git a/search.md b/search.md index ef80bf5..b458d52 100644 --- a/search.md +++ b/search.md @@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ In Mapzen Search, place types are referred to as `layers`, ranging from fine to |----|----| |`venue`|points of interest, businesses, things with walls| |`address`|places with a street address| +|`street`|streets,roads,highways| |`country`|places that issue passports, nations, nation-states| |`macroregion`|a related group of regions. Mostly in Europe| |`region`|states and provinces|