Re: [OSM-talk] Why we square buildings (WAS: iD invents nosquare=yes for buildings which should not be squared)

2019-05-11 Thread Pierre Béland via talk
Am 11/05/2019 um 21.09 schrieb Simon Poole: > Just a general remark on the technical issue that sparked of this > discussion:  squaring buildings is not primarily about improving data > quality. Non-square buildings are simply visually annoying when > rendered, so much that I support squaring them

Re: [OSM-talk] Why we square buildings (WAS: iD invents nosquare=yes for buildings which should not be squared)

2019-05-11 Thread john whelan
>Are buildings with rectangular corners buildings mappers from developed countries want to see on a map because they look more professional/tidy? ;-) I think the original problem was some buildings mapped in Nepal were of very poor quality and one way to pick them out quickly was to look for none

[OSM-talk] Why we square buildings (WAS: iD invents nosquare=yes for buildings which should not be squared)

2019-05-11 Thread Michael Reichert
Hi, Am 11/05/2019 um 21.09 schrieb Simon Poole: > Just a general remark on the technical issue that sparked of this > discussion:  squaring buildings is not primarily about improving data > quality. Non-square buildings are simply visually annoying when > rendered, so much that I support squaring