Tobias and Eugene,
I understand your point, so I've added a few sentences to the
proposal [1] about using simpler tools when appropriate.
-Josh
[1]: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relations/Proposed/Site#Proposal
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Tobias Knerr o...@tobias-knerr.de wrote:
2011/2/2 j...@jfeldredge.com:
Obelisks are also fairly common as grave markers, although you would probably
tag those differently than obelisks raised to commemorate some event.
We should propose to tag the height as well. There are not so many
ancient egyptian obelisks in the world
2011/2/3 M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com:
2011/2/2 j...@jfeldredge.com:
Obelisks are also fairly common as grave markers, although you would
probably tag those differently than obelisks raised to commemorate some
event.
We should propose to tag the height as well. There are
2011/2/2 Tobias Knerr o...@tobias-knerr.de:
It might be useful in some cases, but it shouldn't be overused. If the
site is adequately described by a polygon, it can and imo should be
mapped as an area with the appropriate tags.
+1
For example, a school that occupies one site with some
M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdreist@... writes:
Has there been a conclusion on which main tag to use? Who is against
man_made and who is against historic?
Actually I am against subtagging them as columns (IMHO they don't
qualify, a column can't have a pointed top).
A very close cousin to the
2011/2/3 Johan Jönsson joha...@goteborg.cc:
It would be great if there where an english term that could encompass
obelisks, high freestanding columns and other stelae that is clos in
resemblance.
Hm, not sure if we need this. I would in fact like to have a distinct
tag for columns as well.
On 03/02/2011 20:22, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote:
Can you please help me to find the right word for stuff that is added
later on top? (in German that would be something like Bekrönung or
Spitze): e.g.
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Obeliskenspitze.jpgfiletimestamp=20051003131029
