Alan, Do you mean Geonames as in the website (http://www.geonames.org) or is Geonames a seperate USGS dataset with the same name?
The Geonames website derives from Google Maps, so we should not import it into OSM. Cheers, On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Alan Millar <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm importing more points of interest from the USGS Geonames data. > > Many of the remaining places in Geonames are simply listed as buildings, > with no particular type of place or use. They include libraries, museums, > police and fire stations, etc. There is no specific classification in the > data, leaving us to do it ourselves. > > I'm assigning values to them based on names. For example, if the place is > named "Beaverton Public Library", it's easy to guess it should be tagged > as "amenity=library". Some just don't have a specific classification on > the Map_Features page (like office buildings or grange halls), so I'm > giving them "building=yes". Some are unclear as to what they are, so they > get "building=yes" also. > > Because of the subjectivity involved, I'm also tagging them with > "gnis:reviewed=no", like Tiger. Many of them will require local knowledge > to know the proper categorization, and positioning too. > > FYI, here are some example tags I am using for various names: > > tourism attraction Historic Site > tourism museum Museum > amenity library Library > man_made water_works Pumping Station > man_made works Heating Plant > power station Powerplant > amenity arts_centre Center For The Arts > amenity bus_station Transit Center > amenity courthouse Municipal Court > amenity courthouse Courthouse > amenity courthouse Court House > amenity fire_station Fire Station > amenity fire_station Fire and Rescue > amenity doctors Healthcare > amenity doctors Eye Care > amenity doctors Chiropractic > amenity kindergarten Child Care > amenity kindergarten Day Care > amenity parking Parking > amenity parking Garage > amenity police Police > amenity police Sheriff > amenity police Highway Patrol > amenity prison Prison > amenity prison Correctional Center > amenity prison Correctional Facility > amenity prison Penitentiary > tourism information Visitor Center > tourism information Welcome Center > landuse military Armory > landuse military National Guard > amenity public_building County Building > amenity public_building State Building > amenity public_building Ranger Station > amenity public_building Federal Building > amenity public_building State Building > amenity theatre Theater > amenity theatre Auditorium > amenity theatre Playhouse > amenity townhall City Hall > amenity townhall Town Hall > shop books Book Store > landuse residential Apartments > leisure sports_centre Sports Complex > leisure sports_centre Sports Center > leisure sports_centre Athletic Complex > leisure sports_centre Athletic Center > leisure stadium Coliseum > leisure stadium Arena > > and more :-) > > There are many combinations of names, so my tags are a basic start, not > any authoritative answer. I'm going state-by-state in no particular > order, and it will take a few days to finish. > > Please take a look around for areas you know, and fix up anything you > find. Thanks. > > - Alan > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > -- -- Nick Black twitter.com/nick_b
_______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
