2014-03-26 13:18 GMT+01:00 SomeoneElse <li...@mail.atownsend.org.uk>:
> Hi, > Thanks for the reply. > > > > OK, but: > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mechanical_Edit_Policy > > contains "this policy covers a wider range of edits, including not only > edits made by bots but also imports and any edits that have a mechanical > component, e.g. a search-and-replace operation using the XAPI and an > editor;". > > In cases such as this a previous mapper will have chosen the tags they > used for a reason (such as the impression that they gained from an on-site > survey). It may be that once you've discussed it with them that they think > "landuse=port" is totally appropriate, but it may be (for reasons that they > know, because they've been there, but you don't, because you haven't), that > it's not. > > eheh, I hadn't request yet the permit to the port authority :-) > > > I found different uses (port,port_terminal and variations) and merged > together. In Europe I was using it mostly, and migrated to the formal > proposal[0] [1], the others were: > - one in USA which fitted my proposal and I adjusted it > - the others were delimitations of port subareas and fitted the definition > (were untouched by some time and I tried to improve the geometry). > > I'd like to move the set of proposals to voting one of these days, but > haven't had the time yet. > > Cheers, >> >> Andy >> > > Regards, > Stefano > > [0] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/landuse%3Dport > [1] > http://gis.19327.n5.nabble.com/RFC-Classification-for-ports-and-inland-terminals-td5792661.html > > > Where the tagging was changed have people in the affected areas been > notified in some way (e.g. by a message to a country mailing list)? I > don't see anything in the links to suggest that that has happened. > Nope. The tag was used by malcomh to fix the incorrect tagging of a terminal with a tag representing an harbour. I discussed briefly with him before I made the proposal in January, but not before the actual edit. On the italian ones I reached a consensus with myself about the change of tagging. > Cheers, > > Andy > Cheers, Stefano
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