> I was asking about its administrative boundary. So, after reading > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:place, what I understand is that : > - Cities are marked as nodes > - Sometimes, there are additional ways (boundary=administrative) to delimit > the administrative boundary > - As a bonus, there can be relations that link the city node to its > boundary.
Yes > So now, let's go with other administrative divisions : > Now, let's say I want to add an entry for Orange County. How should I do it > ? Should it just appear as a boundary=administrative, > or should there be some kind of node node and a relation ? Well, stage 1 should be to check if it exists or not - which it does I think: http://open.mapquestapi.com/nominatim/v1/search.php?q=Orange+County&polygon=1 But, ignoring that if you have the data creating it as a relation is normally best. The nodes are mostly a legacy where an area initially didn't have a boundary=administrative relation and it was added afterwards. For some reason people seem reluctant to delete the node - probably because the node allows more accurate label placement (tagging for renderer - naughty!) -- Brian _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
