Hi all, What do guys think of using branch=* to specify the particular branch or outlet of a chain of stores/amenities?
Here in the Philippines, the branch name is quite important to note for banks because bank accounts are tied to a specific branch and you need to interact with that branch for a bank account in order to avoid inter-branch charges. We are already using this tag to mark the branch name for banks, restaurants, and other POIs: http://taginfo.openstreetmap.de/keys/branch#map Outside the Philippines, it seems that this usage of branch=* is also adopted by some mappers. Some examples: 1. A Barclay's bank in England: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/253409198 2. A Waitrose supermarket in England: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/34520881 3. A Vodafone store in England: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/638868816 4. A Tesco supermarket in England: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/298706621 5. A KFC store in Australia: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/49553998 6. A Приватбанк bank in the Ukraine: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/83925848 7. A Сбербанк России bank in Russia: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/618791144 However, there's a (somewhat) conflicting usage of branch=* tag and this is used to mark the branch of a London Underground line. Example: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/43189167 What do you guys think? Eugene _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
