Andy Street writes: > The start_date is the date that it feature came into existence not the > date it was mapped so automatically populating it will just lead to > junk data that is indistinguishable from the real valid data.
Yeah, seriously! > Was the building first opened on that date? or was it when the pub began > trading? My main use of start_date and end_date would be for railroads, and even that isn't sufficient, because some railroads were built, used, ripped up, and laid down again, and then ripped up again. How would that be tagged? start_date, end_date, start_date_1, end_date_1? Head asplode! -- --my blog is at http://blog.russnelson.com Crynwr supports open source software 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315-600-8815 Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | Sheepdog _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk