27 Sep 2019, 15:22 by pla16...@gmail.com:
> On Fri, 27 Sep 2019 at 13:46, Mateusz Konieczny <> matkoni...@tutanota.com
> <mailto:matkoni...@tutanota.com>> > wrote:
>
>> 27 Sep 2019, 13:52 by >> pla16...@gmail.com <mailto:pla16...@gmail.com>>> :
>>
>>> we don't have any tag indicating residential usage other
>>> than building=house
>>>
>> building:use=residential?
>>
>
> The status for that is "in use," which makes it a little questionable.
Why? Such tags are perfectly fine to be used.
> It also raises the same
> duplication problem that others argue against: if building=church +
> amenity=place_of_worship + religion=christian is redundant then so is
> building:use=religious
> + amenity=place_of_worship + religion=christian, although building:use is
> optional so you
> probably wouldn't use it if it's not needed.
>
I would use building:use in my own mapping
where building=* is not describing
current use.
> But building:use gives no idea what the building looks like, and there are
> many buildings with
> distinct styles.
>
That is role of building tag.
> Ilook at all but two of the Christian places of worship in my town and see
> churches and chapels. I look at two supermarkets and one ex-supermarket
> (currently being
> re-purposed) in my town and see buildings that were constructed to be
> supermarkets.
>
Again, perfect role for building tag.
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