On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Steve Bennett <stevag...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Paul Norman <penor...@mac.com> wrote: >> The question is, what else would go there? Flood gates don't belong there - >> that's the *usage* of the gate, not the *type* of gate. > > From a technical perspective you may be right, but practically > speaking, we should design tagging schemes with usability in mind. > People are likely to know that "there is a flood gate", not that > "there is a hinged crest gate".
On the other hand, what if one knows that there's a gate but not its purpose (for instance, when mapping drainage canals through swampy areas)? _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
