On 09/05/2013 11:42, Tac Tacelosky wrote:
I'm about to add a few shops in a shopping center. Is it better to
add them as ways so that the renderer has some idea about the
footprint and relative size? Or as nodes, which seems to be the more
common approach?
The tiny nail salon is right next to a large supermarket, and the gas
station on the corner is in between those two as far as size, while I
can't do an exact outline, I can draw a box to indicate relative sizes.
Are both approaches correct, or is one way better?
Both are correct. It depends on you really; whether you have the time or
patience to draw a full outline or simply add a node. Many areas now
have fairly accurate aerial imagery that can be traced. As renderers are
allowing greater zoom levels I've been upgrading POI's to polygon areas.
A problem you may run into however is multi-storey shopping centres.
There's never been a satisfactory way to map/render these as area & you
may want to keep them as POI's.
Dave F.
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