On Mon, 4 Mar 2013 16:07:09 -0400 Rob Warren <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I'd like to get it to that point, especially in recording the changes > in the spatial objects over time. > > The other issue is that while a contributor might add the border of > the Kingdom of Prussia and another the border of the Free State of > Prussia, the ways that are common to both objects will eventually need > to be merged. This is going to require some creativity, but it is > doable. I also suspect that eventually we'll have a few different > 'application websites' that use the OHM back-end for storage but > render application specific timelines only. > > I'd suggest we start by putting in some data and we'll build the tools > as we go along. > > rhw > > I agree, we can never envisage the totality of uses for the data once it is there nor the tools that will be needed. A client/server capability will go a long way to meeting this challenge. To work effectively tagging will need to be far more consistent and clearer than OSM currently allows. _______________________________________________ Historic mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic
