On 25/05/2015, Michael Reichert <naka...@gmx.net> wrote: > I oppose. Numeric level values can be used to display a building plan > layer by layer where higher floors lay over lower floors. Most software > which uses level=* at the moment expects that it is a numeric value. > > Example: https://youtu.be/qcB5CP-IkLg?t=17m12s > > If a building has named levels, you can still use numbers at OSM. (It's > like our usage of layer=*)
+1. There are two distinct needs : enabling software to sort levels for rendering and navigation purposes, and the need to show the textual name that humans expect. The "level=*" key is currently used for the fist case (otherwise you'd see a lot more text values in taginfo). > If you want that data users get the floor names, why don't you add a > level:name=* tag, e.g. Looked tempting at first, but I'm not sure I'm a fan: * It's brand new and never used before. * level=* tags are currently typically added to POIs inside the buldings. Keeping level:name in sync on all those nodes seems like an awful lot of tedious error-prone work. * We should be able to have an osm object representing the level itself, and tag that with a standard name=*. I won't pretend to be up to date with the various schemas for indoor mapping, but the "type=site site=level" relation seems quite idiomatic, and can be named as usual. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
