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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/04/2015 4:21 PM, Bryce Nesbitt
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<div>To try and make unit description consistent here is a
proposed template.<br>
This would apply to tags like ele, est_width,
circumference, height, width, maxwidth, minwidth,
distance. A separate table could be made for speed &
weight.<br>
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<div>Use as follows:<br>
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{{Unit_Tagging_Length|tag_name|furlongs}}<br>
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Chains? Perches? (Though the 'trade' that uses the perch is required
.. it changes between some) Cubits? How far back do 'we' go? <br>
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The template is defined at:<br>
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href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Template:Unit_Tagging_Length">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Template:Unit_Tagging_Length</a><br>
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Reference to SI on the page ? ..
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units</a> ?<br>
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Better explanations can be had from National Measurement Bodies ...
NPL uk, NIST USA, PTB Germany .. eg<br>
<cite class="_Rm"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.npl.co.uk/reference/measurement">www.npl.co.uk/reference/measurement</a>-<b>units</b>/
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There is an inconsistency in the use of a white space between the
number and the unit on the page. <br>
Preference should be given to using a white space between the number
and the unit.<br>
It is mandatory in scientific papers .. if your publishing. It also
stated in various 'style guides'. Possibly an ISO standard? <br>
May be make it optional for data entry? <br>
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I like the default units myself... but then they as SI and that is
what I use for most things. Not happy with kPa for tyre pressure ..
still use PSI. <br>
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