On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Thomas Emge <[email protected]> wrote: > Serge, > > In the translation process all nodes are turned into points and no > information is lost - if we are losing data then that would be considered a > bug and please let us know if that occurs. I am not sure what is implied when > you say "nodes with other data" - in this context what is "other data"?
A tag on a node that belongs to a way but is unrelated to that wya. > In the current implementation the not "worthy" tags that would classify a > node as a supporting point (and not a point feature in its own merit) are > "created_by", "source", "attribution", and "note". I'm more concerned about existing data than I am about new data. How do you handle nodes that you're not the source of? > Our concept of "layers" is then a user defined abstraction we are using to > define symbology and type (pharmacy icon for tag amenity=pharmacy) and > thematically group features. As of now we have a generic OSM abstraction but > different communities are looking into creating their own like HOT, etc.. What about an object which serves more than one abstraction/role? Eg a pharmacy which is also a sandwich shop? > I would definitely like to have a chat with you about the challenges of > importing data into OSM - are you at the SOTM in Denver? I will probably be at SoTM in Denver. - Serge _______________________________________________ Imports mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports
