Hey all,
I currently write a specification for tranforming tags in OpenStreetMap
to make life of data customers easier. Different tagging schemes have
emerged since the existence of OpenStreetMap, same are existing in
parallel and a newer one deprecated an old one. Data customers without
knowing the OSM community much get lost. This project aims to help
developers who want to take advantage of the OpenStreetMap great
database which is by the way a brilliant project. This project can also
help to make tagging in OSM more orthogonal and more hassle free.
I saw conflicting interests between OSM community, OSM developers like
the iD developers and data customers. A renderer might need data in
another way as the community contributes. The community might need
another tagging scheme than a renderer. I thought how we can resolve
this, how we can get all sites on "one table" and that is the idea I
had come up with:
A more readable version can be found here:
https://github.com/ValorNaram/transformation-table-osmtags/blob/master/README.md
and the principles can be found at
https://github.com/ValorNaram/transformation-table-osmtags/blob/master/principles.md
Example 1: They want to have the phone number of a POI. There are some
problems with this:
1. They need to know both contact:phone and phone to get them
all. 2. They need to support them both. 3. They need to remove
one in case both keys are mapped on one POI. This really happens, see
http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/OI2.
Example 2: They want to know how many POI's have changing tables
(general: facilities for changing a nappy of a baby). There are some
problems with this too:
1. They need to know both changing_table and the deprecated diaper
to get them all. 2. They need to support them both. Difficult
because they're highly different tagging schemes. 3. They need to
remove one in case both keys are mapped on one POI. This really
happens, see http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/OI5.
Example 3: They want to develop a mapping tool and want to correct
wrong typed in tags. There are some problems with that:
1. They need to know all possible tagging schemes existing for one
purpose (e.g. mapping facilities for changing the nappy of a
baby). 2. They need to know the right/approved/more logical
scheme. 3. They need to know how to convert:
diaper=yes diaper:female=yes
becomes after the transformation:
changing_table=yes changing_table:location=female_toilet
Basically it bridges the OSM community and developers together, it
might even resolve the conflict between iD developers and the
community.
> The project bridges different worlds and is therefore a bridge.
> As bridge this project should not just connect different worlds
> together and by ensuring peace between those but also support
> exchange between those to develop a social economy of "send and
> receive" This project should support the "come together" of (OSM)
> developers and mappers.
I want to hear your opinions on this and also feel not to shame to ask
questions. My answers will be part of the clarification of the project
"tagtransform for OSM".
Cheers
S??ren Reinecke alias ValorNaram
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