The classic case for a "source" tag is for imports. It's useful to know that something came from a TIGER import, or from some public database or wherever. I think source=* makes sense when the data is literally coming from some defined external place.
On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 10:36 AM Dave F via Tagging < tagging@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > On 17/11/2020 03:09, Seth Deegan wrote: > > May I ask why not source=*? > > TBH. I'm not a fan of the tag. I don't think it adds much value. It's > too subjective/variable, but... > > It relates to the individual contributor editing individual objects. A > contributor can obtain data from many different sources within each > changeset. Pushing the tag to the changeset meta data invalidates it's > limited usefulness when added to individual objects. > > > many times I find myself wondering where past mappers got the info > > for a route (this happened just today). > > Anecdotal guesstimate: For cycle route - on the ground via signage for > the vast majority. I've found published data (from the authority > authorised to amend the route) are often too inaccurate, out of date or > lacking in detail to warrant transferring to OSM. > > DaveF > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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