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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24/07/2018 15:59, José G Moya Y.
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<div dir="auto">I've found some places of worship tagged with the
undocumented "sym=church" tag. <br>
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They're from Garmin waypoints. See
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/sym">https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/sym</a> for other examples.
Don't just mechanically edit them, because there are likely other
(different) issues with each one.<br>
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Taking a specific example:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1420261739/history">https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1420261739/history</a><br>
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(according to Overpass that's the nearest "sym" to where I am right
now)<br>
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Here there are a couple of obvious issues:<br>
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<li>It has an unfeasibly accurate "ele" tag</li>
<li>It has a "sym" tag which makes no sense</li>
<li>The "time" tag isn't really relevant to OSM</li>
<li>It's on a the T-junction of 3 walls.</li>
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In this case I'd:<br>
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<li>Verify the gate location from imagery if possible (likely it's
north of south of the wall join)</li>
<li>Remove the "sym" tag</li>
<li>Remove the "time" tag</li>
<li>Remove the decimal points from the "ele" tag (or remove it
altogether if it looks unfeasible)</li>
<li>Upload to OSM with a changeset comment that said what you did
and why, and what imagery you used.</li>
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What you would need to do would be different for the next one
though. You can't assume that (e.g. "sym=church" actually means a
church on the ground. You'll have to do this on a case by case
basis.<br>
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<div dir="auto">It's surprising to see how <span
style="font-family:sans-serif">these places are being
rendered as churches de</span>spite of this tag does not
appear in the wiki (and no other tag related with worship is
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I'd be really surprised if any software (other than Garmin's
waypoint display) actually renders these as churches.<br>
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However, I'm sure that lots of maps renders things that aren't
listed in the wiki (different types of shops is an obvious example).<br>
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Best Regards,<br>
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Andy<br>
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