On 17 July 2010 14:55, Steve Bennett <stevag...@gmail.com> wrote: > Do "data modelling perspectives" normally deal with folksonomies > though? By its very nature, the data entered by OSM editors is far > more susceptible to inconsistency than, say, a corporate database.
There is plenty of commercial and government databases that show lots of inconsistencies, entirely depends on the amount of resources to make it better. > Also, the errors you're talking about (ie, paved=yes, surface=grass) > are perfectly resolvable: define a priority. If surface=grass doesn't > agree with paved=yes, then ignore it. (Or vice versa). In which case is there any point having it in the first place, how do you know which is correct and which isn't? _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging