On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Nathan Edgars II <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/27/2011 7:32 PM, Alex Mauer wrote: >> >> On 04/27/2011 06:17 PM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: >>>> >>>> I think the standard is brand=*. >>> >>> yes, this is also used for gas stations. >> >> That’s a different thing, I think. >> >> branch=* is presumably an identifier for a specific instance of a chain, >> where a ref is not appropriate. > > Yes, I forgot to look at the links. Is there a reason ref isn't appropriate? > I've used ref for store numbers; would this be used when there's both a > number and a name?
Well, the 7-Eleven branches here have store numbers which are often found on a sticker near the door. This would be an exact fit for the ref=* tag. But each store has a branch name apart from the store number, and these names are what I would put in the branch=* tag. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
