On 2018-09-18 09:26, Warin wrote: > On 18/09/18 16:37, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: >> >> sent from a phone >> >>> On 18. Sep 2018, at 07:02, Bernhard R. Fischer <b...@abenteuerland.at> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Is there any clarification about the difference between loc_name and >>> reg_name? >> >> in which sense? Both tags are used for alternative names, local is >> smaller/narrower in scope than regional, conceptually > > You may want a definition of 'local' and 'regional'. > > That varies across the globe. > When a 'local' cop in Birdsville, Australia has a beat the size of the > UK you may understand the difficulty of defining 'local'. > > Best left fuzzy to adapt for the place, with 'local' being a smaller > area than 'regional'. >
Ok of course, but the size of the entity to be named isn't determined by the name-tag I choose rather than e.g. by place=hamlet/city/..., isn't it? Regards, Bernhard _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
