On 02/01/2023 20:44, Mateusz Konieczny via talk wrote:
way/node/relation ids in OSM are unstable, not promised to be stable and
anything relying on their stability can break at any point
Unfortunately, that sort of "black and white" answer doesn't really
answer the question of whether it's useful to link to OSM data like
that. This community thread discusses it with rather more nuance:
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/persistent-and-stable-identifiers/6819
It's certainly possible (as I've said in that discussion) to use OSM IDs
as "stable enough to do real work with" - I do it all the time.
Can I guarantee that the shop at "No 55 Main Street" will always have
the same OSM ID? No, but it's unlikely to change. Can I guarantee that
in real life it'll always be the same shop? Of course not - businesses
close and open; buildings get knocked down and replaced.
Best Regards,
Andy
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