Maybe our differing experiences are a function of how previous users contributed to the maps in our areas.
This is 100% correct. You can add a lot of parameters to stuff in OSM, and buildings can have the type of building (e.g. apartment building, nail salon, etc.), the name, and the address (as well as dozens of others such as contact info, hours, air conditioning y/n, toilets y/n, specific ones like bar y/n for restaurants, etc.) If the addresses exist but not the names, it’s likely these are stored right now as generic "building"s and just need someone to come along and add the name and type of business. This process is completely trivial and can be done in maybe 20 seconds per business.
Edit: Here’s an example of what a business looks like (don’t worry, I don’t actually live in Boise, Idaho; also, I just noticed there’s a “Sells Used” parameter for pet stores, which maybe we should tone down a little? lol):
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This is 100% correct. You can add a lot of parameters to stuff in OSM, and buildings can have the type of building (e.g. apartment building, nail salon, etc.), the name, and the address (as well as dozens of others such as contact info, hours, air conditioning y/n, toilets y/n, specific ones like bar y/n for restaurants, etc.) If the addresses exist but not the names, it’s likely these are stored right now as generic "building"s and just need someone to come along and add the name and type of business. This process is completely trivial and can be done in maybe 20 seconds per business.
Edit: Here’s an example of what a business looks like (don’t worry, I don’t actually live in Boise, Idaho; also, I just noticed there’s a “Sells Used” parameter for pet stores, which maybe we should tone down a little? lol):