Re: [Tagging] tag proposal image=http:/... .jpg

2010-02-06 Thread Tobias Knerr
Ulf Lamping schrieb: Am 05.02.2010 12:26, schrieb Tobias Knerr: Sam Vekemans wrote: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Image The problem with this proposal is that there isn't a definition which of the several images that likely exist for most objects should be referenced. And I expect that

Re: [Tagging] tag proposal image=http:/... .jpg

2010-02-06 Thread Tobias Knerr
Ulf Lamping wrote: There are conceptual differences between WP and OSM, but the underlying problem stays the same. Choose one prominent photo representing the object. WP can do it, so I don't see a good reason why we can't. Of course we can. I'm just trying to explain that this problem is

Re: [Tagging] tag proposal image=http:/... .jpg

2010-02-06 Thread Roy Wallace
On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 3:44 AM, Ulf Lamping ulf.lamp...@googlemail.com wrote: ... Yes, there can only be one photo to represent the OSM object. Why? You could just as easily use image=img1;img2;..., though this clearly doesn't scale well (which may suggest that this isn't a good approach...)

Re: [Tagging] tag proposal image=http:/... .jpg

2010-02-06 Thread Steve Bennett
On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 3:38 AM, Tobias Knerr o...@tobias-knerr.de wrote: Wikipedia is clearly different from OSM in that there is exactly one relevant way of viewing a Wikipedia entry: Visiting the page on wikipedia.org. Everything else is an afterthought, used by a small minority of Wikipedia

Re: [Tagging] tag proposal image=http:/... .jpg

2010-02-05 Thread Tobias Knerr
Sam Vekemans wrote: I edited the page 'image' feel free to fix / edit/ delete http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Image The problem with this proposal is that there isn't a definition which of the several images that likely exist for most objects should be referenced. And I expect that it

Re: [Tagging] tag proposal image=http:/... .jpg

2010-02-05 Thread Ulf Lamping
Am 05.02.2010 12:26, schrieb Tobias Knerr: Sam Vekemans wrote: I edited the page 'image' feel free to fix / edit/ delete http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Image The problem with this proposal is that there isn't a definition which of the several images that likely exist for most objects

Re: [Tagging] tag proposal image=http:/... .jpg

2010-02-05 Thread Matthias Julius
Ulf Lamping ulf.lamp...@googlemail.com writes: Am 05.02.2010 12:26, schrieb Tobias Knerr: My opinion is that personal preferences like that shouldn't be part of the OSM database. No my favourite Sunday walk route relations, no subjective food=extremely_tasty for restaurants, and no my

Re: [Tagging] tag proposal image=http:/... .jpg

2010-02-05 Thread Sam Vekemans
I updated the wiki page and put in a photo :) Ie. for a bikeshop, we add in the phone number and their website, as well as their post-code, and the name translated to other languages) all of which are invisible. So we can also add in a url of the photo link, so then all the details are available

Re: [Tagging] tag proposal image=http:/... .jpg

2010-02-04 Thread John Smith
On 5 February 2010 15:00, Sam Vekemans acrosscanadatra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I edited the page 'image' feel free to fix / edit/ delete There seems to be a number of URL type tags, is there a need for a specific image tag? Wouldn't it be better to unify these? eg URI:image=* URI:wikipedia=*

Re: [Tagging] tag proposal image=http:/... .jpg

2010-02-04 Thread Sam Vekemans
Sure, the OSM poi KML script can handle all variations. The point is, is to find 1 that people are happy with, and market it out there to all the 'map editoring tools' so they all will support it. osv:url=http:// .jpg is another one. When people are out there 'photo mapping' why not share