The waterway segments I collected into the relation are exactly analogous to roadway segments collected into a route relation. I do not think that the relation I created constitutes a category, really. --ceyockey
-----Original Message----- >From: Chris66 <chris66...@gmx.de> >Sent: Jan 4, 2013 4:38 PM >To: tagging@openstreetmap.org >Subject: Re: [Tagging] Names on relations and not component ways > >Am 04.01.2013 14:43, schrieb ceyockey: > >> Hello -- I recently created a waterway where I put the name of the >> waterway on the relation but not on the component ways which are >> grouped by the relation. This results in the name of the waterway >> not appearing in the standard Map view. I am wondering what current >> best practice is. Should name be applied to both component ways and >> relation, or is application of name to relation sufficient. To me, >> not duplicating data would seem to be the better overall practice, >> and duplication of name on relation and component ways would seem >> to be a case of tagging-for-the-renderer. Thanks for your input. >> (p.s. the waterway in question => >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/2676618) > >In my opinion the relation is unnecessary. > >See also: > ><http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relations/Relations_are_not_Categories> > >Chris > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Tagging mailing list >Tagging@openstreetmap.org >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
