On 11/22/2012 01:25 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I check out my place of work in openstreetmap. > > I am a bit confused that the building (a tower of offices) is represented > twice. > There is a large building footprint over the entire grounds that is tagged > "Offices" and inside this is a smaller building footprint tagged "Building". > > Now, the large footprint includes carparks and gardens, so I don't consider > it > to be a genuine building footprint. > > Would it be valid to get rid of the large, outer footprint? > > And, should the smaller footprint be tagged twice, as both a office and a > building? Or does the tag "Office" imply that it is a "Building" anyway?
"Offices" and "Building" are the simplified representations of the real tagging some people think make things clearer for new people, but are actually causing confusion like here. Click on "Advanced" in the lower left corner or press "T" to see the real tagging. The big polygon "Offices" has the real tag landuse=commercial, so it is not a building outline. The smaller polygon "Building" has the tag building=yes. You can also specify what kind of building it is in the "Basic" tab. If you pick "Office building" the smaller polygon gets the real tag building=office. In other words don't delete the one off the polygons, as they map different concepts. -- --- m.v.g., Cartinus _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
