derhuerst/vbb-osm-relations

make the VBB <> OSM name matching algorithm better

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#10 opened on Sep 1, 2018

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Right now it is really naive: https://github.com/derhuerst/vbb-osm-relations/blob/915ed617353160c62d3ddfd835c365d20d719c00/build/find-station-by-entrance.js#L19-L23

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Research direction
Examine the current matching logic at the linked line and research string similarity algorithms like Levenshtein distance or Jaro Winkler to improve name matching.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
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3
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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JavaScript
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60