On 11/01/2008, Lester Caine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/Tram_station > > > > it will be moved to the approved features and map features pages > > Should it be used for the stops on the track of a bus_guideway ;) > > I do think that taking a lot of these features in isolation is missing the > whole picture. > Add the rich diversity world wide and things become even more complex.
totally right, absolutely. this has been at the back of my mind for some time now. my gut feeling about it, is to create the tags the way we are doing now, in isolation, using the current top-level tags (they are quite inconsistent and overlap lots, IMO) at the moment we are seeing a rapid rise in the number of tags proposed/accepted, and this is going to continue for some months, after which it will decrease, signifying we have created the vast majority (we will never fully complete, there will always be something new) at this point, we will have a far better, more-rounded picture of what is happening with tags, how they could be improved, etc.: does namespacing need to be seriously considered? should we have such a shallow depth of tags, or a more nested approach? should railways and highways be joined into one category (this would remove a lot of arguments.....)? do we need to look at how we define permission son highways? and many more at this point, i can see the tag system undergoing a major overhaul i think trying to make changes like you are suggesting while we are going through such a period of rapid change, would be a mistake _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
