On 30 July 2010 21:15, Mike N. <nice...@att.net> wrote: > Every Smartphone OSM data consumer I've looked at has been unusable because > of tagging interpretation. Compared to OSM, data consumers seem to be very > inflexible and unaware of any but the most rigid tag schemes that haven't > changed in the past year. In other words, about 30% of mapping labor goes > to waste because it's impossible for consumers to keep up.
I thought most smart phone apps would mostly view map tiles, either OSM or Cloudmade? Although that seems to indicate it's a good idea to categorise things a little better, so that the apps or what ever don't need to know or care about everything in the category, as is the case with the amenity=* tags. For example, a generic dollar sign icon could be used for unknown shop=* tags, and maybe a desk or something similar for office=* and so on.... _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
