Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-21 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2009/9/20 Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com: Yeah...I think at this stage, it's useful to input as much detail as possible +1. I agree, though it might be better for some stuff to be put in a separate (more appropriate) db (openyellowpages or something like this, where you (or even the person

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-20 Thread Mark Williams
Frederik Ramm wrote: Hi, Roy Wallace wrote: Regarding search - ideally, I think the user should be able to say that they want to eat a t-bone steak in mood lighting for under $20 less than 30min drive away Whoa, that would be the killer app! Go out for cheap drinks with some

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-19 Thread Greg Troxel
shop=vacant; empty stores should be marked vacant, not removed from map. I think this is fine. shop=foo disused=yes doesn't work because often the idenity of a shop is removed as the landlord gets ready to re-lease, and it's just an empty room. shop=supplements; specialty food and dietary

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-19 Thread Roy Wallace
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Greg Troxel g...@ir.bbn.com wrote: There's a far larger issue, which I noticed on Garmin's proprietary map data.  When searching for A, how does one map the desire A to the category scheme, and then enter it, and get the right answer?  For restaurants, is it

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-19 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, Roy Wallace wrote: Regarding search - ideally, I think the user should be able to say that they want to eat a t-bone steak in mood lighting for under $20 less than 30min drive away Whoa, that would be the killer app! Go out for cheap drinks with some friends, meet a nice person of the

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-11 Thread Peter Körner
shop=vacant; empty stores should be marked vacant, not removed from map. I usually use shop=[what it was before] disused=yes shop=supplements; specialty food and dietary supplements. shop=cash; non-bank cheque cashing or short term payday loans shop=beauty; personal beauty services,

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-11 Thread Roy Wallace
I personally think new shop values should come from tagwatch, not from proposals. I.e. to steer the crowd towards the tag already used by the majority where necessary. IMHO proposals can be useful for introducing new tagging schemes (for a way to tag vacant properties, maybe), but not for

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-11 Thread Peteris Krisjanis
2009/9/11 Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com: I personally think new shop values should come from tagwatch, not from proposals. I.e. to steer the crowd towards the tag already used by the majority where necessary. IMHO proposals can be useful for introducing new tagging schemes (for a way to

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-11 Thread Chris Hill
Roy Wallace wrote: I personally think new shop values should come from tagwatch, not from proposals. I.e. to steer the crowd towards the tag already used by the majority where necessary. +1 IMHO proposals can be useful for introducing new tagging schemes (for a way to tag vacant

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-11 Thread Liz
On Fri, 11 Sep 2009, Chris Hill wrote: The actual voting system is worthless. A handful of people (I used to be one) say yes or no, while many (most) of the experienced OSMers either ignore the process or just don't see the proposal or don't care. One of the problems here is that the rss

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-11 Thread Roy Wallace
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Peteris Krisjanis pec...@gmail.com wrote: What harm could come from defining them? Oh, I have nothing against proposing new shop values. I just think that method might not result in the best outcome. The way I see it, tagwatch is the ultimate vote counter for

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-11 Thread Roy Wallace
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:26 PM, Liz ed...@billiau.net wrote: So its not that I'm disinterested in the wiki, I haven't got time to follow every part through an undifferentiated feed and so just ignore wiki votes. The calls for voting sent via the list work for me...

[OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-10 Thread Richard Weait
Hi All, I've added proposals for five types of shops I'm finding that are not categorized. Your comments and improvements are welcome. shop=vacant; empty stores should be marked vacant, not removed from map. shop=supplements; specialty food and dietary supplements. shop=cash; non-bank cheque

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-10 Thread Frankie Roberto
2009/9/10 Richard Weait rich...@weait.com Hi All, I've added proposals for five types of shops I'm finding that are not categorized. Your comments and improvements are welcome. Nice ideas. The only one I'd question is shop=vacant, as 'vacant' is neither a type of shop (as in bakery,

Re: [OSM-talk] new proposals for k:shop

2009-09-10 Thread John Smith
2009/9/11 Frankie Roberto fran...@frankieroberto.com: P.S I've tagged Scientology centres with shop=religion  :-) Someone tagged the MS head office in Sydney as a religion too, but it's since been deleted. http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/345461052