[Tagging] Nature reserves

2011-01-19 Thread Nathan Edgars II
I see that leisure=nature_reserve is now rendered "transparently" (example: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=28.7687&lon=-81.4594&zoom=12&layers=M). Does this mean that there should be another landuse-type tag on it as well? It looks kind of silly to have the unorganized conservation lands render

[Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - shop=anime (was: shop=anime_stuff)

2011-01-19 Thread ergo
Hi All. The voting-period is extended... http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/anime Best regards, ergo ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging

Re: [Tagging] Tidal inlets / creeks

2011-01-19 Thread Ulf Mehlig
As has been said before, it does not make too much sense to map the coastline along the mean high water level in mangrove areas and (probably) salt marshes, which +-always are below the HMWL. Here in north Brazil, I just map the non-vegetated, flooded areas as sea, having mangroves, beaches and mar

Re: [Tagging] Tagging Metropolis

2011-01-19 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/1/19 : > Some jurisdictions define city status in law, some don't.  Among those > jurisdictions that do define cities in law, not all use the same definition.   > This not only can vary from country to country, but even within the same > country (for example, in the USA, the state of Tennes

Re: [Tagging] Tagging Metropolis

2011-01-19 Thread john
Some jurisdictions define city status in law, some don't. Among those jurisdictions that do define cities in law, not all use the same definition. This not only can vary from country to country, but even within the same country (for example, in the USA, the state of Tennessee doesn't define wh

Re: [Tagging] Tagging Metropolis

2011-01-19 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/1/19 Phil! Gold : > * Steve Bennett [2011-01-19 15:17 +1100]: >> I suggest we investigate something like a general prominence=* tag, >> with values of 1-10. > > I wouldn't be opposed to this, but I keep thinking a two-tiered system > like the Ranally City Rating System[0] might be a better ap

Re: [Tagging] Tagging Metropolis

2011-01-19 Thread Phil! Gold
* Steve Bennett [2011-01-19 15:17 +1100]: > I suggest we investigate something like a general prominence=* tag, > with values of 1-10. I wouldn't be opposed to this, but I keep thinking a two-tiered system like the Ranally City Rating System[0] might be a better approach. You'd have one axis for

Re: [Tagging] Tagging Metropolis

2011-01-19 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/1/19 Pieren : > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 5:17 AM, Steve Bennett wrote: >> > Why instead of "prominence", we don't call it "font_size" ? (which is what > it is at the end) no, that would be too few: it is also (maybe mostly) about _when_ to display a settlement's name, and to determine layer

Re: [Tagging] Tagging Metropolis

2011-01-19 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/1/19 John Smith : > On 19 January 2011 14:17, Steve Bennett wrote: > The problem here is subject v objective tagging, in terms of airports > this can be objective stated based on international flights a day and > the same with cities, if you want to indicate population tag > population, take

Re: [Tagging] Tagging Metropolis

2011-01-19 Thread edodd
> On 19 January 2011 16:49, Steve Bennett wrote: >> atlases etc. A town of 50,000 would barely even rate a mention in >> France, whereas that's pretty big for Australia. And a town like Eucla >> in the nullarbor (pop 50) has very high prominence as it's the only >> place for many miles with accomm

Re: [Tagging] Tagging Metropolis

2011-01-19 Thread Pieren
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 5:17 AM, Steve Bennett wrote: > I suggest we investigate something like a general prominence=* tag, > with values of 1-10. Define some defaults, like: > > 1 > 2 Hamlet > 3 > 4 Village > 5 > 6 Town > 7 National capital (if not bigger) > 8 > 9 City > 10 > > Why instead of "p

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Scuba diving (Shop or spot)

2011-01-19 Thread John Smith
On 19 January 2011 17:34, wrote: > Literally, you are right. In the scuba world rebreather diving and snorkle > diving are a part of what scuba divers do. Erm no... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuba_diving http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snorkling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebreather There is

Re: [Tagging] Tagging Metropolis

2011-01-19 Thread John Smith
On 19 January 2011 16:49, Steve Bennett wrote: > atlases etc. A town of 50,000 would barely even rate a mention in > France, whereas that's pretty big for Australia. And a town like Eucla > in the nullarbor (pop 50) has very high prominence as it's the only > place for many miles with accommodatio