[Imports] UPLOADING U-WIMP project data to osm

[Stellamaris Nakacwa]

Yes, I totally agree.
Going with what was already prevalent and speaking to the 'sense of place'
for those in area, would rather simplify so much work.

Stellamaris

On Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 9:51 AM Greg Troxel <gdt at lexort.com> wrote:

>
> Keep in mind that when you make up tags that are not in widespread use,
> you should think about how other people in other places could or would
> use the same tags.  It is certainly true that OSM does not have tagging
> schemes for many facts about the world.  The art of tagging it is
> figuring out something that is general, so that 10 other people in 10
> far-away countries can follow the scheme.
>
> That to me tends to lead to tagging 4 properties in 4 tags, not in a
> combination tag.  But that's a very broad-brush comment that may be off
> in specifics.
>
>
> Generally, figuring out good tags is a separate step from imports, as
> you'd have to do that to hand-map one well.  But, odd tagging on one
> object is of no real consequnence, and as the number goes up it matters
> more.
>
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