[OSM-dev] Relation - Multipolygon = "Area"

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 04/19/11 09:39, the.promenader at gmail.com wrote:
> I made yet another suggestion here - http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/ThePromenader/diary/13610 . Thanks for any input.

Your suggestion does not suggest anything that has not already been 
written in http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/The_Future_of_Areas, which 
you mention.

Also, you continue to mix up data model, editing, and rendering. You 
describe the tedious process of creating a multipolygon today and 
conclude that a different data type would solve that, when indeed it is 
a question of editing software, not data type, what you have to do to 
create a polygon.

You explain "building=yes" as meaning "is it filled?", when in reality 
it is completely up to the renderer whether or not to fill an object 
that is tagged to be a building.

I don't usually comment on diary entries because people are free to 
write whatever comes to their mind without having the slightest clue or 
having done any background reading. However if you wish to make a 
meaningful contribution to the discussion about an area data type, which 
would be very welcome, I would suggest that you study the existing 
material before you add your ideas, and if you do, explain exactly in 
which way it differs from what has already been suggested.

Bye
Frederik