Thanks for the heads up. I specifically use it when I know that a shop exists, and am due to survey it to say what it is. So I guess it doesn't hurt if those aren't rendered......but please, people in general, don't just delete them.
On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 1:43 PM Robert Whittaker (OSM lists) < [email protected]> wrote: > Since version 4.22 of the Carto map style (which was deployed a few > days ago), the generic shop=yes tag is no longer rendered on the > default OSM-Carto map at https://www.openstreetmap.org/ . For details > of the decision see > https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/3697 . > > In Great Britain, > https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org.uk/keys/shop#values shows we > currently have 7,772 objects tagged with shop=yes, which represents > 4.18% of our total shop=* objects. These objects will no longer appear > on the default map (unless they have other renderable tags). To have > the objects display again, we need to give them more specific shop=* > tags. Often, an appropriate shop value can be deduced from the shop > name, its website, or other existing tagging on OSM, without needing a > ground survey. > > Any mappers with a few minutes to spare might like to have a look at > their local area, and see if there are any shop=yes objects they could > re-tag with a more specific value. Some resources to help: > > * Overpass Turbo query to find shop=yes objects: > http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/M0w (Pan/zoom to the area of interest, then > click on run. Try a smaller area if the query times out.) > > * OSM WIki Key:Shop page, with values for common shop types: > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:shop > > * Taginfo GB shop values: > https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org.uk/keys/shop#values (Use the search > box at the top right of the *table* to get suggestions for the common > tag for a particular shop type.) > > Best wishes, > > Robert. > > -- > Robert Whittaker > https://osm.mathmos.net/ > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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