2015-04-09 2:52 GMT+02:00 Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com>: > Say a mapper tags > > temperature=42 > > The options are to interpret this as; > > a) values would be interpreted as degrees Celsius. (Similar to the width > key default.) > b) values would interpreted by region. Most of the world would be Celsius, > USA would be Fahrenheit. (Similar to defaults for speed on roads.) > c) No default unit. All entries would require a declaration of the units > used. Thus this would be an incorrect entry and ignored. >
units should be preferred to remove ambiguity. In case of missing units, you will have to guess what unit was intended, typically considering a) what you expect to be the right value for the particular feature / situation, and b) according to the region this was entered, and c) according to the user that entered the number without unit etc. > > > Please indicate your preference a,b or c. (or d etc if they are nominated?) > why? Interpreting the data is something that dataconsumers have to do, everyone can decide to do this the way she likes (e.g. drop the value, assume a region default, etc.). For the sanity of our db it should be suggested to add the unit always and not to rely on any default. Cheers, Martin
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