On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Peter Dobratz <pe...@dobratz.us> wrote:
> I agree with the sentiment in this wiki page that I quoted here. I think > that if there is only 1 POI that occupies the building, then that is best > indicated by putting the tags for the POI on the building polygon. If you > just have a Node for the POI, then you are not saying anything about the > size of the business, and you are not saying anything about whether there > are multiple businesses occupying the same building. > > Though there are often different entities that own the building and the > business in the building, I think for OSM we are much more concerned with > information about the business > > If the business closes or moves, then just delete any tags related to the > business (shop, phone, website, etc), but keep the building and addr tags. > When a new business comes in, add tags as appropriate for that business. > Generally I agree with adding the business name to the building polygon. But what do you do when a single business operates in a "named" building? My choice is to preserve the building name on the polygon and add the business as a node within the building polygon. Clifford -- @osm_seattle osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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