[OSM-dev] Fw: [Geowanking] [Fwd: [Ann] LinkedGeoData.org]

[Richard Fairhurst]

Mikel Maron wrote:
> At the moment, we don't have permalinks, because the API 
> version is included in the URL. Perhaps the API could also 
> support read-only, permalinks for objects, like 
> http://api.openstreetmap.org/api/node/264695865

Absolutely. The problem with doing it that way is that node IDs are fairly
transient. Anything within a way, in particular, is liable to be renumbered
if the node is merged/split.

The first solution that comes to mind (may only be half thought-out) is to
match fairly fuzzily by physical properties, not by id - the building is
less likely to move. Something like "café near 51.87524,-2.53891 with name
like Ramble On" in URL form. It's pretty much a Namefinder-type query, I
guess.

cheers
Richard
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