[OSM-dev] API 0.7+: Split node concept?

[Andreas Kalsch]

Please don't make end users change too much on the next update!
I think the current data model is pretty OK, it is more a data data model than a sematical one. And 
I think we should keep it like that ;)

Andi

Am 12.10.10 21:45, schrieb Chris Browet:
> I am wondering (I wonder a lot lately ;-)) if some have already given a thought to the fact that 
> nodes actually represent 2 different concepts in the current api:
> - a node in the geometrical sense, i.e. used to define a linestring/way
> - a POI
>
> Wouldn't keep the "node" element only for POI (i.e. with tags) a better idea? E.g something like this:
>
>     <node version="0" lon="3.5348711" lat="54.1945783" timestamp="2010-10-12T12:35:18Z" user=""
>     id="-9" >
>     <tag k="highway" v="traffic_light"/>
>     </node>
>     <way version="0" timestamp="2010-10-12T12:35:02Z" user="" id="-2">
>     <point lon="3.5317073" lat="54.1929773"/>
>     <nd ref="-9"/>
>     <point lon="3.5377391" lat="54.1960297"/>
>     </way>
>
>
> Seems to me that it would:
> - be less confusing, both for consumers and editors
> - save db space
> - save memory/CPU cycle on the consumer side
>
> What do you think?
>
> - Chris -
>
>
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