2010/10/20 Alex Mauer <ha...@hawkesnest.net>: > On 10/20/2010 01:24 PM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: >>> The definitions are well-established. >> >> but they are not reflected in the (international/main part of) the >> wiki for key=place. > > Oh? Every language version of http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:place > says approximately the same thing.
no, the Italian version (which is in continuous change btw.) defines no numbers for hamlet and village, and I know that towns are also not tagged according to the standard described: if a town is officially a "città" (has town rights) then it is tagged town even if it is smaller. This is a list of the smalles towns in Germany (couldn't find it for Italy but is probably similar): http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_kleinsten_St%C3%A4dte_in_Deutschland_nach_Einwohnerzahl#Kleinste_St.C3.A4dte_nach_Einwohnerzahl the Top100 ranges from 297 to 2347 Inhabitants. > The numbers differ slightly, but they’re all based upon population. no, the Italian definitions combine administrative status and inhabitants (I was against this but was overruled) and the German list defines only city (above 100 000 which is the official definition in Germany) and isolated_dwelling (2 and less households) by population. > Germany lowers the village max size to 2000 and hamlet to 200. no, not only. These are rough approximations to give an indication, but there are the parenthesis around the numbers because the text states something else. > Sure, but place=* is not the place to record the type of government. I agree cheers, Martin _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
