I agree. It's easier to filter them out (and make a database of a specific brand) if we separate the branch from the name.<br>
<br>but I have been using "name:branch=" instead of plain branch= since last year<br>(for good reason that the tags are arranged aphabetically in josm - the 'branch' is shown immediately after the 'name'). :-)<br>
<br>It's easier for me to look/search for branch in case there are so many other tags & comments included; and it shows that said branch-tag is (integral) part of the name).<br><br>I'm using this generic name-branch tag for banks, fastfood chains, mercury drugs, 7-11's etc. <br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 11:50 PM, Eugene Alvin Villar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:seav80@gmail.com">seav80@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hi guys,<br>
<br>
For establishments that have a branch name (like banks), put the<br>
branch name into the branch tag instead of stuffing it into the name<br>
tag.<br>
<br>
For example, the Bank of Commerce located near the San Miguel<br>
Corporation HQ in Ortigas is this node:<br>
<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/747625995" target="_blank">http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/747625995</a><br>
<br>
It currently has the following tags:<br>
amenity=bank<br>
name=Bank of Commerce<br>
branch=San Miguel<br>
atm=yes<br>
<br>
Please only put the official branch name into this tag. Don't invent a<br>
branch name.<br>
<br>
For banks, you can often find the branch name prominently displayed on<br>
the bank's banner signboard (BPI, BDO, RCBC, Metrobank do this).<br>
Sometimes the branch name is on the small overhead sign that are<br>
perpendicular to the street. In others, the branch name is printed on<br>
the door. Another acceptable source is to go to the bank's official<br>
website and find their list of branches page.<br>
<br>
This branch tag is currently being used in the OSM-PH Garmin map to<br>
create labels like "<name> (<branch>)".<br>
<br>
<br>
Eugene<br>
<br>
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