2010/5/28 John Smith <deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com>: > On 28 May 2010 11:57, Roy Wallace <waldo000...@gmail.com> wrote: >> My point is not that we should necessarily even use population=*. My >> point is that this proposal is redundant. There is no reason to use >> place=* to indicate the population. IF you want to indicate the >> population, use population=*. i.e. Tag what you mean. > > +1 I doubt you could ever standardise cities, especially not based on > population alone. > > If it doesn't happen in the real world, why should it happen on maps?
+1 think about cultural/structural differences. It is obvious that city classification depends on the context. If a city in Europe is considered one of the biggest it will still be an average city in China. I also agree with the others that say it is pointless to have 2 tags for the same thing (population), There is a page in the wiki set up for a more extensive classification of german cities and goes for a multiple tag-approach: the more info you have, the better you can choose which of it to use. E.g. is there an airport? Is there a university (how many students?), is it an administrative centre, ... look here for the german page: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/DE:Anzeige_von_St%C3%A4dten cheers, Martin _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
