So does everyone agree that we should use "branch" instead of "name:branch" as the key for the tag?
(I prefer "branch" because it's faster to type with autocomplete: "br") On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 4:08 PM, maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nothing on the wiki, but, it used even outside the PH (although more > than half is here in the PH): > http://taginfo.openstreetmap.de/keys/branch#values > http://tagwatch.stoecker.eu/Philippines/En/top_undocumented_keys.html > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Rally de Leon <rall...@gmail.com> wrote: >> ok lang ako with plain branch, it's easier to type. I have no problem >> typing it on josm editor, since it's autofill, once it detects the presence >> of at least one name:branch tag in your work area. >> >> 'name:branch' is just a personal preference because name & name:branch shows >> in sequential/alphabetical order on JOSM. It's nicer to look at, and I like >> the name-association approach in our other openstreetmap. eg. the way we use >> place:ph which appears close to other place tags (i like the fact that >> closely-related-tags tend to bunch together) :-) >> >> anyway, whatever is agreed upon, i'll follow. (what's the approach of other >> osm people worldwide or they don't care about the branches?) >> >> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 3:18 PM, maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> I agree with all your points, perhaps we can start adding the branch >>> tag to all common POIs (jollibee, mcdo, etc.)? But why use the >>> name:branch instead of just the branch tag? >>> >>> Of course, I will follow whatever we agree as a group. ;) >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Rally de Leon <rall...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 11:14 AM, maning sambale >>> > <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> +1 for adding the branch tag. >>> >> >>> >> @Rally, is there any additional benefit for using the "name:branch" >>> >> key? >>> >> >>> >> In the garmin map, it shows as Name - Branch. >>> >> >>> > >>> > For garmin map, the plan is to add "name" + "-" + "name:branch" when the >>> > map >>> > is compiled, so that it's more convenient to search for a particular >>> > shop >>> > while you're mobile. (need not look at the properties of every poi on >>> > the >>> > 'search results' to see if you got the correct address). I'm sure gps >>> > users >>> > know this, and this is the reason why many contributors put the >>> > branch-name >>> > after the shop's name. >>> > >>> > So why separate (if we will combine them altogether again for garmin >>> > map)?, >>> > because others may want to extract all the Jollibee's, Metrobanks, >>> > Mecury >>> > Drugs, 7-Eleven's etc. It's much much easier to filter out a specific >>> > brand >>> > (for whatever purpose it may serve, eg. market study). >>> > >>> > If in the future, I want all my Shell Stations to have a unique custom >>> > Icon, >>> > all I have to do is filter out all name=Shell & amenity=fuel on the >>> > style >>> > section. If we encourage contributors to put so many different >>> > name-branch >>> > combinations, we might miss out a few branches in the process. _______________________________________________ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph