I would prefer a degree symbol. Otherwise you never can be sure that C is meant by a mapper from a F region.
On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 4:13 AM Dave Swarthout <daveswarth...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think that, as for elevations, it should default to degrees Celsius. > That is, taking the number 20 as a value would mean 20 degrees C. The tag > could accept Fahrenheit if the numeric value is followed by a space and the > letter F. > > Also, no degree symbols please. > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 9:03 AM, Andrew Errington <erringt...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I think if no unit is specified then it should be taken to mean Celsius >> worldwide. To define the unit explicitly use n[.n][C|F]. We should also >> state that the degree symbol is not required (and maybe that it should >> never be present). >> >> At least, that's my opinion. >> >> Andrew >> >> On 9 April 2015 at 10:33, Bryce Nesbitt <bry...@obviously.com> wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 5:52 PM, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Please indicate your preference a,b or c. (or d etc if they are >>>> nominated?) >>>> >>> >>> Explicit units are better than implicit. >>> >>> But there still needs to a be a better defined case for a temperature >>> tag: there are very few fixed temperatures that >>> meet OSM's criteria of verifiable. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tagging mailing list >>> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> >> > > > -- > Dave Swarthout > Homer, Alaska > Chiang Mai, Thailand > Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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