On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Clifford Snow <cliff...@snowandsnow.us> wrote:
> > 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. > Creating the internal node for the business is an option in the case where you want to also have a name tag on the building that is different from the name. Depending on the situation, it may also be more appropriate to put the name on a land use polygon (landuse=retail or landuse=commercial) that surrounds the building and grounds. You could also have more than one name tag on the building by making use of various name tags (for example alt_name or old_name). If there's a name etched in stone that's part of the building denoting it's original use (for example a former elementary school), then I capture that with old_name. Peter
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