elvin ibbotson wrote: > As I understand it the numbers are not the problem, it > arises from people not knowing which is the right number to use (eg. > England/Scotland border admin_level 2 or 4?). This is why I think > numbers are useful in the data but users should not have to know what > numbers to use. Rather they should be presented with choices using words > they understand which then put the right numbers in the database.
The problem is not at all about whether you let user choose a number or from a list of wordings. The issue at hand here is whether Wales country border is of the same type as Austria's is. This is what wars are fought over and you cannot solve the issue by either numbers or by having people select from a list "municipal" or "country" border. >> Yes, I'm sure they would rather pick from such a menu. Mapping to the >> relevant boundary and admin_level tags should be trivial as the wiki >> page manages it. I'm sure implementations are welcome. The issue is not at all whether there's a nice drop down list or not. People work already using descriptions on the wiki. However what constitutes a "country border" is open to interpretation, apparently. spaetz _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
