On 9/30/08, Bob Jonkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 29 Sep 2008 at 22:57, Colin McGregor wrote: >>> - In behind the Perth town hall is a bandstand, a roughly 20' across >>> octagon that raises a band maybe 3' above the ground, and provides a >>> roof in case of rain/snow. Okay, so how does one tag something like >>> that? For now I have used the "Arts Centre" tag, as it is a >>> performing arts location (of the most basic sort), but is there a >>> better tag? > > and [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied: > >>Not a bad choice. Why not have a look at >>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features and revive >>Music_venue, or add "stage" or "bandshell"? > > There's one of these in Elmira too. It only shows up when I select > "Show Map Data", which gives me this when I click on the link: > > http://openstreetmap.org/browse/way/27240113 > > I picked "amenity=public_building, name=Bandstand" since JOSM didn't > offer anything more appropriate. I'll be happy to change it to > something better.
Which is better for bandstands? Public Building or Arts Centre? I could be happy enough with either one, and one could make a good case for either choice. Until a specific bandstand/bandshell tag is approved however I would like to see one choice settled upon... > BTW, purists will insist that a bandstand is not a bandshell. The > bandstand is a raised platform, possibly with a roof, but a > bandshell is a stage with an acoustic scoop behind it. > > --Bob. Going back to Perth, ON, one of the big stores in town is "Shaws of Perth", a clothing shop that earlier this year had it's 149th annual sale. Until the whole question of shop tags gets ironed out how do people tag big / visible shops that are not part of the CURRENT name scheme? I have uploaded 9 GPS tracks I collected in Perth (after editing with pico), so, Perth and area now have just over 12,500 more data points (granted a fair bit of overlap in some parts of town, like Gore Street (it is possible to go north/south through Perth and avoid Gore, but normally not worth the bother), and I did not get some of the small side streets). Still a vast improvement over what was there before Also a question of data sources, my grandfather owed, a cottage on one of the lakes near Perth, ON. So, I know the name of the lake, but I am not sure of the names of the small rivers that lead in/out of the lake. With street names you can go look at sign posts and copy from there, with river names, not so simple. So, how does one find a good non-encumbered data source for things like river names? Colin McGregor > -- -- -- -- > Bob Jonkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://sobac.com/sobac/ > SOBAC Microcomputer Services Voice: +1-519-669-0388 > 6 James Street, Elmira ON Canada N3B 1L5 Cel: +1-519-635-9413 > Software --- Office & Business Automation --- Consulting > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
