tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post3614373642234840635..comments2023-09-16T13:46:11.986+01:00Comments on Open Maps: The middle groundChris Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02951528269028953589noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post-17093848260689604362009-10-06T22:38:02.890+01:002009-10-06T22:38:02.890+01:00...There are some people that don't have the t......There are some people that don't have the time to keep up with the lists/blogs/forums/wiki, but would like to know what's going on.<br /><br />I believe the tagging problems have been in OSM for most of it's life. And it's also messed up due to historical reasons such as highway=footway being an early tag. Is it the legal designation, or the physical description?<br /><br />I say the answer is in what gets used (rendered/searchable) is what should be tagged. I also say render-stylists/programmers should make use of what's being tagged. Big chicken and egg problem, but it's what makes OSM fun and a rare bottom-up management, it's how things like the Cycle Map evolve into popularity or speciality.<br /><br />One thing could be to create a table of tagging and what makes use of them. But who spends the time updating (need to have a knowledge of all the renders code) and which uses are listed. Another chicken, another egg.Gregory Marlerhttp://www.livingwithdragons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post-64363959499782389842009-10-06T00:13:40.280+01:002009-10-06T00:13:40.280+01:00here, here. The talk list is getting too noisy th...here, here. The talk list is getting too noisy these days.<br /><br />Let the tagging evolve, we do not need any intelligent design to muddle with the tags.maninghttp://epsg4253.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179325926611299376.post-25328967625553487612009-10-05T15:27:16.478+01:002009-10-05T15:27:16.478+01:00You will have seen my proposal for just such a mec...You will have seen my proposal for just such a mechanism forming part of the API, posted at previously on the dev list and almost the same time as your post on talk:<br />http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2009-October/043340.htmlDavid Earlhttp://www.frankieandshadow.comnoreply@blogger.com