> we end up with most POIs [e.g. shops] added as nodes, as it appears to be > currently the best compromise in terms of mapping efficiency, accuracy, > complexity and editability.
+1 > I know there are lots of building=yes with POI data added, but I would > discourage this because there really is no way to tell which of the > properties (e.g. name) belongs to the building and which to the business. +1 -- Joseph Eisenberg On 4/20/20, Tobias Knerr <[email protected]> wrote: > On 19.04.20 20:33, Paul Allen wrote: >> On Sun, 19 Apr 2020 at 19:29, Justin Tracey <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Another major exceptions where mapping as an internal node is >> better, IME, are notable (historical) buildings that currently house >> a business. More generally, if the tags of the building and business >> would conflict (e.g., name), then it makes sense to keep them as >> separate features. >> >> >> If the building's name is still used as the house name, that's not a >> problem. Otherwise old_name=* takes care of it. > > Not in the general case (the name may continue to be in use, but not as > part of the address). And there are other tags which may warrant a > distinction between the building and the business, such as start_date. > > I would say the cleanest way to solve this, where necessary, is by > creating separate features for the business and the building. Separate > features don't have to mean a node for the business, it can mean two > polygons. > > Of course, that's more work than either of the two popular shortcuts, so > these still have their place. But polygons for businesses work no matter > whether there's multiple tenants or just one, and it even works for > indoor maps and other micromapping use cases. > > Tobias > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
