On 2 February 2010 17:42, Mike N. <[email protected]> wrote: > An argument for entering information into OSM is where there is no web > site for data of interest such as parking information. And having a common > format makes a good user experience - when selecting a POI on an offline > SmartPhone or navigation device, opening hours could be displayed. But of > course, this is useless if the information is old and wrong.
Similarly, if opening hours are stored in OSM, an application or web site like Healthwhere [1] can show which POIs are open, without forcing the user to go to the POI's web site to check opening times. Russ [1] http://www.mappage.org/hw/ _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
