[OSM-dev] OSM-3D discussions

[Toby Murray]

On 11/27/11, andrzej zaborowski <balrogg at gmail.com> wrote:
> Finally I'm sure a number of OSMers oppose adding too much detail to
> the OSM database and especially some of the 3d modelling features
> don't seem to fit our data model (which is very 2d + tags).
> Personally I think it's unavoidable that all of these details are
> going to be added at some point, though.

My problem isn't a lot of details, it is that (as you pointed out) the
OSM data model is not the right tool for the job of describing very
complex 3D objects. Trying to mash 3D modeling into OSM results in
impossibly complex data for any but the most advanced users to
maintain. There are existing tools that are "the right tool" for 3D
modeling.

I would rather see more thought put into coming up with a better way
of linking external databases to OSM data and then use an external
database for these 3D models.

Toby