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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>What about this example<BR>62.06, -7.27 (sorry cant
get the link, openstreetmap.org is down)<BR><BR>it is in Faroe Islands, we
only have 1 small airport/aerodrome with 1 short runway (1250m) with few
small buildings in the hole country</FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 15, 2010 4:33 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Tagging] Aeroway=Aerodrome Modifier
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<DIV>Steve,</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I like this as a possible solution as well. Perhaps the
admin_level tag could be used? Same as for boundaries. The
challenges in my eyes are not making the tagging scheme overly complicated, and
making if verifiable based on physical characteristics. In my opinion OSM
only needs three levels max, and maybe two would do it.
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<LI>One would encompass all commercial passenger airports from small to
gigantic. Generally even smaller airports are fairly well spaced out,
except in very large metropolitan areas where there may be more than one
(Chicago has O'Hare and Midway), so these could be rendered at a high zoom
level.
<LI>Another level would encompass minor aerodromes and airfields that don't
serve commercial passenger flights but are more than a simple landing strip.
They have some buildings and are still sizeable. These could
probably be rendered at one or two levels lower.
<LI>A third level would be only for the most basic aerodromes. Basic
runways or landing strips with only very small buildings if any. These
would only be of local interest and should be rendered at a relatively low
zoom only. </LI></UL>
<DIV>We could certainly call these levels 1, 2, and 3 instead of Airport,
Airfield, and Landing Strip. I'm just sick of seeing lots of extremely
minor landing strips rendered at the same importance as O'Hare International
Airport at zoom 15 on the map. Do you think more than three levels are
needed? Maybe just two: Large and Small. </DIV>
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<DIV>Zeke</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 10:56 PM, Steve Bennett <SPAN
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<DIV class=im><BR></DIV>IMHO, if the only distinction between them
is<BR>size/importance/hierarchy, then it just creates pain and confusion
to<BR>create all these extra words, particularly for non-english
speakers.<BR>Why
not:<BR><BR>aeroway=aerodrome<BR>importance=1<BR>importance=2<BR>etc.<BR><BR>Make
5 intercontinental airports and 1 tiny amateur airfields. This<BR>also avoids
the problem when Podunck Airfield is actually an<BR>international airport (yet
"aerodrome=airfield" seems more intuitive),<BR>and removes a whole bunch of
subjective issues to do with the<BR>connotations of each name.<BR><FONT
color=#888888><BR>Steve<BR></FONT>
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