# Interpreting intent when the map is incomplete

ID: intent-with-incomplete-maps
Canonical: https://rezonansapp.com/nodes/intent-with-incomplete-maps
Version: 1
SHA256: 6c0e74fe40720ba9da3320aefffc2dc2494e21a32c8900a23e18c65ad5370c68
Epistemic kind: reconstruction

## Question

Can a geographic interface translate intent where labels and place knowledge are incomplete?

## Formulation

A practical interface is imagined that interprets abbreviated place descriptions and handles places known to users but absent from the map.

## Tension

A useful guess can become a false location when uncertainty is hidden.

## Challenge

How should the interface distinguish an abbreviation expansion from an unsupported geographic inference?