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Hi,<br>
<br>
According to my OSM readings, I thought that a terrace was something
very special, but, according to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/terrace">dictionary.com</a>,
a terrace is most exactly like French, mainly a) raised ground, b)
flat top of a building c) an accessible area connected to a building
at ground or upper level, such as for living or other purposes..<br>
But beside that, dictionary.com defines a Terrace as a plain row of
houses without a terrace at all and so does <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:building%3Dterrace">building=terrace</a>,
unlike French and Wikipedia which calls it <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraced_house">Terraced_house</a>
(adjective).<br>
<br>
Practically, I'm correcting hundredths of houses tagged at 3-5m+
away from their true location, with incorrect shape and without any
addr:* at all. And during this I met areas tagged building=terrace
that, of course, are just as imprecise: they get across the houses.<br>
If I map the houses that are inside, I get a very logical JOSM
congratulation: "building inside a building".<br>
In my mind, building=terrace is a bad tag. It should be:<br>
building=house<br>
house:terraced=yes<br>
be it as a row of houses or a single one.<br>
But I'm sure a reply will be "we" are not doing like that. Like
what, then.<br>
What should I do? <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:building%3Dterrace">building=terrace</a>
describes mapping separate houses as an <b>alternative</b>.<br>
Erase what another mapper did, and replace that element with houses?<br>
While waiting, I converted them to landuse=terraced (invisible).<br>
<br>
On the other hand, I once asked how to map a part of the street that
is fitted with tables and seats near a café or restaurant.<br>
That is a <b>real</b> terrace.<br>
No answer.<br>
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All the best,
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