[OSM-newbies] Any purpose for both an closed way, and a separate node in the centre?

[John F. Eldredge]

Keeping the original POI node as part of the new polygon may require dragging it to a different position if it wasn't at the edge of the newly-drawn area.

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Subject :Re: [OSM-newbies] Any purpose for both an closed way,and a  separate node in the  centre?
From  :mailto:claudius.h at gmx.de
Date  :Sat Aug 07 16:27:15 America/Chicago 2010


Am 07.08.2010 16:09, Alan Mintz:
> At 2010-08-07 01:06, Andrew Harvey wrote:
>> Also sometimes I see a single node tagged as parking.
>
> Similarly, if you draw the area as a closed way, remove the node.
> Otherwise, I believe it renders twice (once at the node and once at the
> centroid of the area).

One little hint to preserve the nodes' history: Use the former single
node as a node of the newly created polygon shape.

Claudius


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