So, what's in a beach name? I've heard some discussions that we took a few liberties by 're-naming' the beaches. I'm not sure that was actually the case or intent. We researched names extensively, but felt that when a name was in question we should rely on a 4 step standard:
1. Use common names when appropriate.
2. Use geographic names if a common name couldn't be found
3. Ask a local when possible (which wasn't too often)
4. Assign a name based on unique geography
Our opinion was that the name wasn't the important thing. We wanted to get you to the beach. We also broke up some contiguous beaches and assigned names to the access points to help humans remember them better. We could have used numbers, which we did, but then we'd have a system that resembled computer IP addresses, which aren't too memorable unless you're a computer geek like me. So, what's your opinion? Do you have any beach names that we notably got wrong that we should fix in a future revision?
1. Use common names when appropriate.
2. Use geographic names if a common name couldn't be found
3. Ask a local when possible (which wasn't too often)
4. Assign a name based on unique geography
Our opinion was that the name wasn't the important thing. We wanted to get you to the beach. We also broke up some contiguous beaches and assigned names to the access points to help humans remember them better. We could have used numbers, which we did, but then we'd have a system that resembled computer IP addresses, which aren't too memorable unless you're a computer geek like me. So, what's your opinion? Do you have any beach names that we notably got wrong that we should fix in a future revision?
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