On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Andrew Ayre<[email protected]> wrote: > If I draw an outline for a freestanding building which is some kind of > business, then I give the outline a name. Mapnik renders the name. > > If I draw the outline of a strip mall (a connected string of shops) this > represents several businesses together. If I then put nodes on them and > give the nodes names Mapnik won't render the names unless they are > amenities. But not all businesses are amenities. > > So when handling strip malls should the outline of each business "unit" > be drawn separately? Or should I just ignore the fact that the names of > many businesses won't appear on the map?
IMHO, you should map whatever is on the ground. Mapping the outline of business "units" is not a bad idea - perhaps you should check out the following proposal: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relations/Proposed/Buildings As for "ignoring the fact that the names of many businesses won't appear on the map", yes, you should ignore this - don't tag for the renderer. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
