Alan,<br><br>Do you mean Geonames as in the website (<a href="http://www.geonames.org">http://www.geonames.org</a>) or is Geonames a seperate USGS dataset with the same name?<br><br>The Geonames website derives from Google Maps, so we should not import it into OSM.<br>
<br>Cheers,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Alan Millar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:am12@bolis.com">am12@bolis.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I'm importing more points of interest from the USGS Geonames data.<br>
<br>
Many of the remaining places in Geonames are simply listed as buildings,<br>
with no particular type of place or use. They include libraries, museums,<br>
police and fire stations, etc. There is no specific classification in the<br>
data, leaving us to do it ourselves.<br>
<br>
I'm assigning values to them based on names. For example, if the place is<br>
named "Beaverton Public Library", it's easy to guess it should be tagged<br>
as "amenity=library". Some just don't have a specific classification on<br>
the Map_Features page (like office buildings or grange halls), so I'm<br>
giving them "building=yes". Some are unclear as to what they are, so they<br>
get "building=yes" also.<br>
<br>
Because of the subjectivity involved, I'm also tagging them with<br>
"gnis:reviewed=no", like Tiger. Many of them will require local knowledge<br>
to know the proper categorization, and positioning too.<br>
<br>
FYI, here are some example tags I am using for various names:<br>
<br>
tourism attraction Historic Site<br>
tourism museum Museum<br>
amenity library Library<br>
man_made water_works Pumping Station<br>
man_made works Heating Plant<br>
power station Powerplant<br>
amenity arts_centre Center For The Arts<br>
amenity bus_station Transit Center<br>
amenity courthouse Municipal Court<br>
amenity courthouse Courthouse<br>
amenity courthouse Court House<br>
amenity fire_station Fire Station<br>
amenity fire_station Fire and Rescue<br>
amenity doctors Healthcare<br>
amenity doctors Eye Care<br>
amenity doctors Chiropractic<br>
amenity kindergarten Child Care<br>
amenity kindergarten Day Care<br>
amenity parking Parking<br>
amenity parking Garage<br>
amenity police Police<br>
amenity police Sheriff<br>
amenity police Highway Patrol<br>
amenity prison Prison<br>
amenity prison Correctional Center<br>
amenity prison Correctional Facility<br>
amenity prison Penitentiary<br>
tourism information Visitor Center<br>
tourism information Welcome Center<br>
landuse military Armory<br>
landuse military National Guard<br>
amenity public_building County Building<br>
amenity public_building State Building<br>
amenity public_building Ranger Station<br>
amenity public_building Federal Building<br>
amenity public_building State Building<br>
amenity theatre Theater<br>
amenity theatre Auditorium<br>
amenity theatre Playhouse<br>
amenity townhall City Hall<br>
amenity townhall Town Hall<br>
shop books Book Store<br>
landuse residential Apartments<br>
leisure sports_centre Sports Complex<br>
leisure sports_centre Sports Center<br>
leisure sports_centre Athletic Complex<br>
leisure sports_centre Athletic Center<br>
leisure stadium Coliseum<br>
leisure stadium Arena<br>
<br>
and more :-)<br>
<br>
There are many combinations of names, so my tags are a basic start, not<br>
any authoritative answer. I'm going state-by-state in no particular<br>
order, and it will take a few days to finish.<br>
<br>
Please take a look around for areas you know, and fix up anything you<br>
find. Thanks.<br>
<br>
- Alan<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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