OpenStreetMap-BurmeseEncoding

README

OpenStreetMap Burmese Encoding

A QA tool for the OpenStreetMap database to detect the non-Unicode Zawgyi text encoding for Burmese (Myanmar) language.

View the daily-generated data in the Viewer at bdon.github.io/OpenStreetMap-BurmeseEncoding

Without a consistent text encoding, it is impossible for application developers to display text correctly across the world. Note that software like Mapnik and Canvas-based renderers can draw Burmese Unicode text correctly; MapLibre GL JS currently cannot.

Because Zawgyi occupies the same codepoints in Unicode, it must be classified using probability.

This tool uses:

• Google's myanmar-tools classifier
• paulmach/osm for parsing OSM
• Rabbit for suggesting Zawgyi->Unicode conversions

How to Contribute

Do not automate edits to OpenStreetMap data.

1. Create an account on openstreetmap.org
2. Click the link to an OSM Object on the Viewer
3. Edit text using the web editor
4. Add #zawgyi to your changeset description.

License

BSD-2-Clause, except for Rabbit which is pending license.