Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Amenity key

Am 21.10.2010 23:29, schrieb Sean Horgan: The definition of such a tag/key that is so common the database (3+% according to taginfo: http://taginfo.openstreetmap.de/keys/amenity), needs more than a single line definition. Do you have a suggestion? Peter ___

Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

Anthony writes: > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Alex Mauer wrote: >> On 10/21/2010 08:06 AM, Anthony wrote: >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Greg Troxel  wrote: So if we have whole-multiple-counties=5 (eg NYC) county=6 township=7 city/town=8 then it would make sense >>

Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Ant The Limey wrote: > PS: I will buy beers at SOTM 2011 for anyone who can sing the Jibrovian > national anthem to me :) That's one more beer for IvanSanchezOrtega. ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Alex Mauer wrote: > On 10/21/2010 08:06 AM, Anthony wrote: >> >> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Greg Troxel  wrote: >>> >>> So if we have whole-multiple-counties=5 (eg >>> NYC) county=6 township=7 city/town=8 then it would make sense >>> everywhere. >> >> What w

[Tagging] What tags to use on a scenic route?

I just created a relation for the Green Mountain Scenic Byway (which is marked with signs like http://www.floridascenichighways.com/program/wp-content/themes/fshp/images/sidePanther.jpg): http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/1239925 Other than network=Florida Scenic Highways, is there anyth

Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

Couple of thoughts A) I agree/support it's not hierarchichal / A contains B but more whether A is just "larger" than B, regardless of whether a particular B is fully contained within, or reports to a particular B B) i don't feel that any particular tag should necessarily have a global level of

[Tagging] Amenity key

Hello everyone! >From searching through the tagging mailing list archives, the Amenity key has its share of supporters and detractors and the topic seems to frequently rear its head. I can see both sides and like many of the tagging issues, it comes down to semantics. I think a lot of the conten

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - social facility

Hello again everyone. The last day of voting for the Social Facility proposal is tomorrow, 22 Oct. The proposal can be found on the wiki here: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/social_facility With 13 votes

Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

On 10/21/2010 08:15 AM, Bill Ricker wrote: Maine still has unincorporated cartesian townships with names like "Township 7 Range 4". This is timber country with few permanent settlements. A few have recieved names, likely by incorporation (idk). From my quick understanding, those would be “uno

Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

On 10/21/2010 08:06 AM, Anthony wrote: On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Greg Troxel wrote: So if we have whole-multiple-counties=5 (eg NYC) county=6 township=7 city/town=8 then it would make sense everywhere. What would be an example of a township that would be at admin_level=7? So...if they

Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

Maine still has unincorporated cartesian townships with names like "Township 7 Range 4". This is timber country with few permanent settlements. A few have recieved names, likely by incorporation (idk). iirc, in Maine the legal difference between "town" and "city" is as in Mass from which it separ

Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Greg Troxel wrote: > So if we have whole-multiple-counties=5 (eg > NYC) county=6 township=7 city/town=8 then it would make sense > everywhere. What would be an example of a township that would be at admin_level=7? On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Greg Troxel wro

Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

Nathan Edgars II writes: > Read the link you provided: "In the remaining nine town or township > states (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, > Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Wisconsin), there is no > geographic overlapping of these two kinds of units." (

Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

Nathan Edgars II writes: > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Alex Mauer wrote: >> On 10/20/2010 03:14 PM, Anthony wrote: >>> >>> Only in those 11 states, right? >>> >>> I'm surprised admin level isn't already handled defined on a state by >>> state level. >> >> Why treat it differently depending

Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] how to tag US townships?

This discussion, although amazingly lengthy is seeming useful. Someone already explained that much of New England is different from most of the United States in terms of not having unicorporated areas, and it might help to explain details. In Massachusetts, we have counties. Counties don't do t