Hi, I think Paul is correct. The gnis:fcode, and gnis:ftype is a mistake, taginfo for it.
http://taginfo.openstreetmap.us/keys/gnis:fcode#overview tag info for nhd:fcode http://taginfo.openstreetmap.us/search?q=nhd%3Afcode gnis:fcode -> NHD:FCode Same for ftype Everything besides the feature id's in the gnis prefix should be removed. The fcode, and fypes should go back into NHD prefex. I can't find any fcode or ftype into the GNIS schema documentation? http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/gaz_fileformat.htm Thanks Jason On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Martijn van Exel <[email protected]> wrote: > There are at least two sets of GNIS data that were imported separately. I > know of at least the populated places (original import scripts here: > http://beej.us/osm/cityosm/, no wiki that I know of.) and the POI type > features (I don't know if and where the original import information is > preserved for those). That may be the source of the confusion regarding the > unique identifier. > > I support the notion of preserving lineage through a unique identifier *as > long as that identifier is still meaningful*. (TIGER for example no longer > maintains the same identifiers imported with the 2005 data). > > Also, a look at the GNIS metadata page may help resolve some of the > discussion topics in this thread: > http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/metadata.htm > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 1:02 AM, Bryce Nesbitt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 11:59 PM, Bryce Nesbitt <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> gnis:feature_id >>> gnis:id >>> GNIS_ID >>> >>> and, in fact, several others less widely used. >> >> >> tag gnis appears to have feature ID's also. >> I'd be in favor of deleting EVERYTHING in the gnis: space (except id, ele, >> fcode). Consolidate any 6 or 7 digit ID into gnis:feature_id. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Imports mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports >> > > > > -- > Martijn van Exel > http://oegeo.wordpress.com/ > http://openstreetmap.us/ > > _______________________________________________ > Imports mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports > _______________________________________________ Imports mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/imports
