I think name should be what the shop is called like (e.g. what stands on a sign on top / in front of it). If there are additional information like the operator it could be added via an additional tag but not as part of the name.
Peter Shaun McDonald schrieb: > Could you please give examples of usage on that page? > > In the main most chains, such as the Tesco supermarket have the tags > shop=supermarket; name=Tesco, which I don't think is compatible with > your idea of having an operator and name tag where you would put the > name of the branch (for example Elmers End) and the name of the chain > in the operator tag (in this case Tesco) if I understand it correct. > This wouldn't be great as I don't want to search for a supermarket > called Elmers End, which is a place name, instead I want to search for > a Tesco near Elmers End (or some other nearby place). I would > recommend using a name:branch or branch tag for the name of the branch > since it is unlikely to be as important. (Though it would be nice to > include in the geocoding search results). > > Shaun > > On 4 Aug 2009, at 19:17, wynnd...@lavabit.com wrote: > >> I have put together some thoughts about how you could go about >> tagging a >> whole shop chain or similar while making searches for the chain or the >> type of shop useful. I have put them online in the OSM wiki at: >> >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/user:Wynndale/Tagging_branch_networks_(draft) >> >> As a bit of background, I am looking at incorporating ideas set out >> on the >> page into a Wiki project for mapping shops. I would appreciate >> comments on >> the approaches I am suggesting. >> _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk