Re: [Tagging] shop values for _supply, _supplies, _supplement, _supplements?

2013-08-23 Thread ael
On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 07:29:32PM +0200, Ferenc Veres wrote: Hi all, English is not my native language, so I don't know if plural or singular is correct for this, or which wording would work best grammatically while also fit in OSM tagging scheme, that recommends plural. medical_supply

Re: [Tagging] shop values for _supply, _supplies, _supplement, _supplements?

2013-08-23 Thread John F. Eldredge
American English is inconsistent; sometimes the singular form is used, sometimes the plural, depending upon dialect and context. ael law_ence@ntlworld.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 07:29:32PM +0200, Ferenc Veres wrote: Hi all, English is not my native language, so I don't

Re: [Tagging] shop values for _supply, _supplies, _supplement, _supplements?

2013-08-23 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Il giorno 23/ago/2013, alle ore 15:35, John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.com ha scritto: American English is inconsistent; sometimes the singular form is used, sometimes the plural, depending upon dialect and context. apart from natural language usage there used to be a clear indication in

[Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-08-23 Thread Vivien Deparday
Hi all, The OpenDRI project has been doing some work in Nepal and Sri Lanka to trace building footprints and to enter attribute data about the buildings. We are looking to get feedback from the tagging and HOT mailing list on the building presets that we are using and we would like to consolidate

Re: [Tagging] Tagging of topographic areas with a name

2013-08-23 Thread Yuri D'Elia
On 08/19/2013 11:51 PM, Masi Master wrote: This is a bit away from the new valley mountain discus, but has a connection to the first mail. Tagging should be thought-out with possible examples, if we don't want to change the tagging or live with a bad tagging. Another example I had just

Re: [Tagging] Consolidating tags for building attributes

2013-08-23 Thread Tobias Knerr
Hello Vivien, I develop a 3D renderer working with OSM data, so I will look at your questions based on that background. Case A: roof:material vs. building:roof The preferred key from 3D rendering documentation is roof:material because, as you guessed, it clearly differentiates this attribute

Re: [Tagging] road side

2013-08-23 Thread André Pirard
On 2013-08-22 14:59, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote : Il giorno 22/ago/2013, alle ore 14:34, André Pirard a.pirard.pa...@gmail.com mailto:a.pirard.pa...@gmail.com ha scritto: this area is definitely mainly *suitable* for cars to use, and used as such, much as you would think of a rest area.