> > > I disagree. People may not always agree about the relative usefulness of > some types of data, but someone advocating for some data to be added to > OSM should really be able to explain why they find it useful. > > That's all I plan to say on this side remark because it's not really > applicable to the main discussion: There are uses for polygons tagged as > landuse=retail/commercial/..., after all, even though I consider their > usefulness quite low now that mapping of individual buildings is common. > They were more useful when these tags where originally invented. I also > feel that these tags are not truly verifiable because the "predominant > usage" definition allows considerable flexibility in drawing them. > > Anyway, nameless landuse polygons have been around for over a decade. So > while I'm sympathetic with mappers who aren't enthuiastic about their > addition in an area where they were previously not mapped, it's hard to > fault Lyft for following established tagging practices. >
This is also really well said, and we should not overlook that I'm new to OSM and don't know of the time when buildings were not mapped. I see all buildings mapped, and wonder why I need a container to tell me that all things in it are that which it contains to some arbitrary subjective precision. I can't imagine making a technology that would use this as-is. I can imagine answering the problem differently, with a technical solution. It sounds like your opinion is _they're less useful now then ever_. If so, is the community hostile to deprecation? Is there no precedent for saying "this is no longer useful" let's ditch it, or automate it. For a potential technical solution, see my response to Joseph Eisenberg below. Would that have value to OSM? -- In the event this email pertains to Real Estate, Texas law <https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=22&pt=23&ch=531&rl=20> requires all license holders provide to prospective clients the following forms: Information About Brokerage Services <http://docs.evancarroll.com/realestate/iabs.pdf>, Consumer Protection Notice <https://www.trec.texas.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-forms/CN%201-2.pdf>. My TREC license number is 610570 <https://www.trec.texas.gov/apps/license-holder-search/?detail_id=881377951> and my sponsoring broker is NB Elite Realty LLC. -- Evan Carroll - m...@evancarroll.com System Lord of the Internets web: http://www.evancarroll.com ph: 281.901.0011 <+1-281-901-0011>
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