Re: [Tagging] Building life cycle

2011-05-31 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/5/29 Mihkel Rämmel : > If it is not right then please correct me. you can also have a look at start_date which would be inauguration or start of usage of the building. > Would building=yes ruins=yes (3000 uses)  and  building=ruins (850 > uses) mean the same?  Which one would be better to

Re: [Tagging] Fwd: tower:type=lighting proposal

2011-05-31 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/5/27 Eugene Alvin Villar : > On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 6:46 PM, John Smith wrote: >> "I propose the following new tag {{tag|tower:type|lighting}} as follows:" >> >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Tag:man_made%3Dtower&diff=next&oldid=639593 > > Would this also include stree

Re: [Tagging] etymology of street names

2011-05-31 Thread Pieren
On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Simone Saviolo wrote: > > Good idea, but not with "etymology" as the name. > -1 > You have to keep in mind, though, that this information is not strictly > part of the geographical characteristics of the way/place, > > I would even say that it has nothing to do

Re: [Tagging] Fwd: tower:type=lighting proposal

2011-05-31 Thread John Smith
On 1 June 2011 01:36, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: > IMHO both are not really "towers". I'd consider the "tower" John > proposes as a kind of lightning device that is not a tower (although > being cantilevered). Not my proposal... ___ Tagging mailing lis

Re: [Tagging] etymology of street names

2011-05-31 Thread Steve Doerr
On 31/05/2011 17:21, Pieren wrote: On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Simone Saviolo mailto:simone.savi...@gmail.com>> wrote: Good idea, but not with "etymology" as the name. -1 You have to keep in mind, though, that this information is not strictly part of the geographical charac

[Tagging] tagging monasteries, convents and

2011-05-31 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
looking at the available data and in the wiki I'm currently missing some tags for monasteries. All I found is this: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:historic%3Dmonastery which suggests to tag former monasteries as historic=monastery and the monastery building as monastery=yes. If I see this

Re: [Tagging] etymology of street names

2011-05-31 Thread Peter Wendorff
Why not include a weblink to the "reason for the name"? That could be a wikipedia-link to the page of the person the name comes from - or something else. regards Peter Am 31.05.2011 23:58, schrieb Steve Doerr: On 31/05/2011 17:21, Pieren wrote: On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Simone Saviolo

Re: [Tagging] tagging monasteries, convents and

2011-05-31 Thread Andre Engels
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 2:00 AM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: > looking at the available data and in the wiki I'm currently missing > some tags for monasteries. > > All I found is this: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:historic%3Dmonastery > > which suggests to tag former monasteries as hist