Going to chime in here as someone who has lived the majority of his life in CT.
I am quite familiar with CT's 8 counties and their geographic forms. But I only have a vague idea what a COG is and couldn't have told you offhand anything about where the boundaries between them are. I support the idea that counties in CT should be tagged the same as they are in other states. On the most basic level, this is simply consistent - why should CT be tagged differently than elsewhere? But even on a more nuanced level... the average person isn't concerned about what government functions are or aren't associated with a county. CT's counties have no associated government (anymore) but they are still commonly used for statistical purposes and they still have cultural relevance as well - you will hear references in casual conversations to Fairfield and Litchfield counties. Meanwhile ask any Connecticutter what COG they live in and most of them will probably answer "what's a COG". Great current example of this, look at the state's reporting on covid cases: https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/CTDPHCOVID19summary5132020.pdf?la=en Page 2 shows current hospitalizations by county. No reference to COGs to be found. Thus, counties should retain their admin level tags, and COGs should be tagged less prominently. _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
