What about place=archipelago (or place=islands) used with either the multipolygon or the http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relations/Proposed/Collected_Ways_Simple
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Eugene Alvin Villar <sea...@gmail.com> wrote: > The problem with that is that a multipolygon relation is for a single > entity that may be broken down into several pieces. > > A group of islands (or an archipelago) is not a single island broken > down into several land pieces. It is just that: a group of islands. > > So we need a different way of tagging a "collection" separate from > tagging unconnected parts of a whole. > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Nathan Edgars II <nerou...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Probably use a multipolygon with place=island. For example, if I were >> mapping a swamp with a single name but multiple pieces, I'd use a >> multipolygon for the whole thing. If a sub-area of that swamp had a >> name (like a bay in a lake) it would be in addition to the swamp name. > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
