On Sun, 22 Mar 2020 at 13:23, Tom Pfeifer via Tagging < tagging@openstreetmap.org> wrote:
> I fully agree with Martin here. The place=* key is used in OSM to indicate > that a particular > location is known by a particular name, and that is independent of details > of the usage. > Ummmmm, the name is everything? So if it's named "Foo square" it's a place=square even if it's not a place for people to congregate and it's not square? Take a look at Finch's Square (aka Finch Square): https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.08304&mlon=-4.65750#map=19/52.08304/-4.65750 It's not square. As rendered there appears to be more pedestrian space than there really is, it's basically roads with standard-size sidewalks. It's not a place for people to congregate and (possibly) have public functions, it's effectively the town bus station, as can be seen here: https://goo.gl/maps/UjG2pbgG1kRSBu1bA I wouldn't use place=square on it, even though the name is "Finch's Square." > > However OSM is more than rendering, it is about analysing the data. And > when I ask e.g. Nominatim > or Overpass where all the Squares in my town are, I wish them to be > included by the place=square tag > and not lose some where the place tag has been omitted just because they > are filled with a park. > So how does a mapper know when to use place=square? Because the geometry is square? They're not all perfect squares. Because it has "Square" in its name? You can do a wildcard search in overpass for that, you don't need a place=square (but you'll also get the bus station above). Or are we talking about a place where the public congregate? In which case we don't need place=square for a park (even if its shape is square) but we do need it for a paved pedestrian area that is effectively a public square, whatever the shape and whatever the name. -- Paul
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