I agree. It's easier to filter them out (and make a database of a specific brand) if we separate the branch from the name.
but I have been using "name:branch=" instead of plain branch= since last year (for good reason that the tags are arranged aphabetically in josm - the 'branch' is shown immediately after the 'name'). :-) It's easier for me to look/search for branch in case there are so many other tags & comments included; and it shows that said branch-tag is (integral) part of the name). I'm using this generic name-branch tag for banks, fastfood chains, mercury drugs, 7-11's etc. On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 11:50 PM, Eugene Alvin Villar <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi guys, > > For establishments that have a branch name (like banks), put the > branch name into the branch tag instead of stuffing it into the name > tag. > > For example, the Bank of Commerce located near the San Miguel > Corporation HQ in Ortigas is this node: > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/747625995 > > It currently has the following tags: > amenity=bank > name=Bank of Commerce > branch=San Miguel > atm=yes > > Please only put the official branch name into this tag. Don't invent a > branch name. > > For banks, you can often find the branch name prominently displayed on > the bank's banner signboard (BPI, BDO, RCBC, Metrobank do this). > Sometimes the branch name is on the small overhead sign that are > perpendicular to the street. In others, the branch name is printed on > the door. Another acceptable source is to go to the bank's official > website and find their list of branches page. > > This branch tag is currently being used in the OSM-PH Garmin map to > create labels like "<name> (<branch>)". > > > Eugene > > _______________________________________________ > talk-ph mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph >
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