> Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 18:30:31 +0800 > From: Jherome Miguel <jheromemig...@gmail.com> > To: "Tag discussion, strategy and related tools" > <tagging@openstreetmap.org> > Subject: Re: [Tagging] Power Tower Landuse = ? > > > Though I came lately here, I agree. Indicating the type of industrial area > will help > indicate the industry where the piece of land is used. > > --TagaSanPedroAko > > On Jul 4, 2017 6:08 PM, "Martin Koppenhoefer" <dieterdre...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > 2017-07-04 1:56 GMT+02:00 John Willis <jo...@mac.com>: > > > >> it seems like other long-term infrastructure (power towers, > >> communication > >> towers) are suggested to be landuse=industrial. > >> > >> I really think there should be some kind of subtag then, because not > >> only can you define what and why you are tagging, but it allows > >> presets to be easily created in iD and searched by new taggers. > >> > >> industrial=power, industrial=communication, etc. > >> > > > > > > I agree that a formalization of industrial subtags would be really > > desirable. There are many different kind of things that get this same > > landuse property, e.g. warehouses, production facilities, logistical > > infrastructure (ports, distribution centres, ...). > > > > For the German context (but likely also for other places), there > > should be also a distinction for "light industry" (Gewerbe). > > > > Then it seems strange we don't have yet a standardized list of typical > > top level categories (e.g. automotive, textile, semiconductors, > > electronics, energy, machinery, mining, ...) > > > > Cheers, > > Martin
I nominate Martin, John Willis, and a few others on this list to form a committee and formulate an organized tagging structure for OSM. You guys are intelligent and thoughtful and I would trust you to come up with a good solution. I'm tired of the endless debating back and forth on this list that seldom goes anywhere. I know this won't happen, but I just wanted to voice my thoughts. Mark _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
