Re: [Tagging] New tag proposal: 'addr=milestone'

Hi Jorge, On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 08:15:37PM -0600, Jorge Aguirre wrote: > Throughout the entire Latin American region and some other parts of > the world, it is quite common to find the kilometer (Km.) information, > as may be found on the “highway:milestone”, as part of the actual > addresses. M

Re: [Tagging] New tag proposal: 'addr=milestone'

Could you please give us an example photo, Jorge? Thanks Graeme On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 12:18, Jorge Aguirre wrote: > Throughout the entire Latin American region and some other parts of the > world, it is quite common to find the kilometer (Km.) information, as may > be found on the “highway:mi

[Tagging] New tag proposal: 'addr=milestone'

Throughout the entire Latin American region and some other parts of the world, it is quite common to find the kilometer (Km.) information, as may be found on the “highway:milestone”, as part of the actual addresses. Mostly used in suburban and rural areas, which may usually not even have any vis

Re: [Tagging] Colby's "Instructions for the Interior Survey of Ireland" (Was: Strange tags)

On 30/9/19 22:42, Philip Barnes wrote: Which is how we end up with River Avon, avon (afon in welsh) meaning river hence River River. At least they asked. In Australia it was a bunch of white guys traveling around saying: that's Botany Bay, that's Cape Howe, that's Mount Upstart, that's

Re: [Tagging] Colby's "Instructions for the Interior Survey of Ireland" (Was: Strange tags)

On 30/9/19 22:15, Paul Allen wrote: That wasn't the one I saw, but it did remind me that the one I saw was somewhere on the NLS site. Close enough to make the same point, though. I've read the same thing in a number of different places but they're all referring to Colby's instructions. >

Re: [Tagging] Strange tags

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 21:26, Paul Allen wrote: > > For local place names they quizzed local people "What do > you call that?" and that's the name they used on their maps. > Quite a number of Australian place- & natural feature (mountain, river etc) names use Aboriginal words, but, there is no s

Re: [Tagging] Colby's "Instructions for the Interior Survey of Ireland" (Was: Strange tags)

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:42:38 + Philip Barnes wrote: > On Monday, 30 September 2019, Paul Allen wrote: > > On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 12:41, Andrew Davidson > > wrote: > > > On 30/9/19 9:24 pm, Paul Allen wrote: > > > > > > > > I can't remember where I saw it, or even what I was looking for >

Re: [Tagging] Strange tags

30 Sep 2019, 09:33 by dieterdre...@gmail.com: > Am Mo., 30. Sept. 2019 um 03:41 Uhr schrieb Kevin Kenny <> > kevin.b.ke...@gmail.com > >: > >> >> >> know that on the 'tagging' list there are hard-liners who would even >> challenge adding the peaks' names to the l

Re: [Tagging] Was there every a proposal for the disused:key=* / abandoned:key=* lifecycle prefixes?

On 30. Sep 2019, at 14:02, Paul Allen wrote: > And then there are basilicas, both major and minor, which > rank higher than cathedrals. A basilica is a church that is formally designated as a place of pilgrimage. It doesn't rank 'higher' than a cathedral, although many basilicas are also cathedra

Re: [Tagging] Was there every a proposal for the disused:key=* / abandoned:key=* lifecycle prefixes?

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 14:26, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > I have proposed a long time ago a tag religious_rank which was thought for > example as a modifier for places of worship and monsteries. It’s not > particularly popular, but it could be suitable for finer distinctions: > https://taginfo

Re: [Tagging] Was there every a proposal for the disused:key=* / abandoned:key=* lifecycle prefixes?

sent from a phone > On 30. Sep 2019, at 14:02, Paul Allen wrote: > > And then there are basilicas, both major and minor, which > rank higher than cathedrals. yes, this is one meaning of the word basilica, especially in catholicism, there is also another, art historic one, which describes a

Re: [Tagging] Colby's "Instructions for the Interior Survey of Ireland" (Was: Strange tags)

On Monday, 30 September 2019, Paul Allen wrote: > On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 12:41, Andrew Davidson wrote: > > > On 30/9/19 9:24 pm, Paul Allen wrote: > > > > > > I can't remember where I saw it, or even what I was looking for that led > > > me there. > > > > It in many places but this one will do: >

Re: [Tagging] Colby's "Instructions for the Interior Survey of Ireland" (Was: Strange tags)

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 12:41, Andrew Davidson wrote: > On 30/9/19 9:24 pm, Paul Allen wrote: > > > > I can't remember where I saw it, or even what I was looking for that led > > me there. > > It in many places but this one will do: > > https://maps.nls.uk/os/6inch/os_info3.html That wasn't the

Re: [Tagging] Was there every a proposal for the disused:key=* / abandoned:key=* lifecycle prefixes?

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 08:10, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > > On 27. Sep 2019, at 13:52, Paul Allen wrote: > > > > Another counter-argument: we don't have any tag indicating residential > usage other > > than building=house > > we do, there are terrace, duplex, villa, apartments, caravan, detac

Re: [Tagging] Was there every a proposal for the disused:key=* / abandoned:key=* lifecycle prefixes?

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 07:50, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > the point of tagging amenity and building independently is to distinguish > between structure and use/service > Some of us think that. Others think that building=yes|no are the only options. > > > Counter-argument: Christian > > plac

[Tagging] Colby's "Instructions for the Interior Survey of Ireland" (Was: Strange tags)

On 30/9/19 9:24 pm, Paul Allen wrote: I can't remember where I saw it, or even what I was looking for that led me there. It in many places but this one will do: https://maps.nls.uk/os/6inch/os_info3.html ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreet

Re: [Tagging] Strange tags

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 02:41, Kevin Kenny wrote: > > Given that the lists at this point are arbitrary, That was the conclusion I came to after a more detailed reading of the wikipedia page. Until a couple of days ago I'd only heard of Munros and thought that was a semi-official designation. I

Re: [Tagging] Strange tags

Am Mo., 30. Sept. 2019 um 13:26 Uhr schrieb Paul Allen : > A couple of weeks ago, while following links in the hope of getting > information > about something, I stumbled across a page about the Ordnance Survey in the > UK > and its early history. For local place names they quizzed local people >

Re: [Tagging] Strange tags

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 12:00, Tomas Straupis wrote: > 2019-09-30, pr, 10:35 Martin Koppenhoefer rašė: > > > IMHO this would represent just a small minority of people thinking so. > > Generally verifiability would be satisfied if you could go in the area > > and ask the people, there is no requi

Re: [Tagging] Was there every a proposal for the disused:key=* / abandoned:key=* lifecycle prefixes?

sent from a phone > On 27. Sep 2019, at 13:52, Paul Allen wrote: > > Many buildings that have distinctive styles have other tags indicating > their function, so the reasoning is that you don't need building=church if > you have > amenity=place_of_worship + religion=christian. there’s a dif

Re: [Tagging] Strange tags

2019-09-30, pr, 10:35 Martin Koppenhoefer rašė: >> topo map, or ask virtually any local 'what mountain is that big one?' >> while pointing, and you'll get an answer, but for many of these peaks >> I don't think I've ever seen a sign with the name, so I've been told >> that in such a case the name i

Re: [Tagging] How to map a homeless encampment/colony?

On 9/30/19 12:38 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: how big are these areas, are these spots for a handful or a few dozens (or even hundreds or thousands) of people? In my area it's up to a few dozens of people, at most. However, the physical size can vary according to the surroundings, indepen

Re: [Tagging] How to map a homeless encampment/colony?

Am Mo., 30. Sept. 2019 um 02:22 Uhr schrieb Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com>: > > how big are these areas, are these spots for a handful or a few dozens > (or even hundreds or thousands) of people? > > > The larger ones local to me may be a dozen? Not something I look for or > map. They tend to want

Re: [Tagging] Strange tags

Am Mo., 30. Sept. 2019 um 03:41 Uhr schrieb Kevin Kenny < kevin.b.ke...@gmail.com>: > I've not tried to add the information because I eschew controversy. that's fine, I probably wouldn't have either > I > know that on the 'tagging' list there are hard-liners who would even > challenge adding

Re: [Tagging] Was there every a proposal for the disused:key=* / abandoned:key=* lifecycle prefixes?

sent from a phone > On 27. Sep 2019, at 13:52, Paul Allen wrote: > > Another counter-argument: we don't have any tag indicating residential usage > other > than building=house we do, there are terrace, duplex, villa, apartments, caravan, detached and probably more. They are implying reside