[OSM-newbies] adding POI in Potlatch that is not on the menu

[David ``Smith'']

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 11:49 PM, John F. Eldredge <john at jfeldredge.com> wrote:
> When editing in Potlatch, how do you go about adding a POI that is not
> in the list of default POI types?  The building in which I work used to
> be a hospital.  Several years ago, it ceased to be a hospital, and was
> converted into commercial office space.  However, it still shows up on
> the slippy map at OpenStreetMap.org as "Donelson Hospital".  I would
> like to correct this, and have it show whatever the correct POI icon is
> for business offices, as well as having a note saying "former Donelson
> Hospital".  The list of POI icons at the bottom of the Potlatch screen
> does not show an "office" type.  Is there a POI type defined for
> offices, or do I need to trace the building as an area, then set the
> properties of the area?

Potlatch's set of defined POIs does not necessarily match the set of
defined POIs for any particular renderer (such as the default OSM
slippy map).  Whether you leave the feature as a single node, or
decide to redraw it as a way, give it the tag "building=yes".  It
should not have an "amenity=*" tag.  You may choose to add the tag
"landuse=commercial" but that would make most sense applied to a way
along the boundary of the entire grounds or even the entire office-use
district.  As far as the name, the "name=*" tag should contain the
current name of the building in the context of its new use as an
office, if it has one.  You could add "old_name=Donelson Hospital" so
that information is there, but it won't show up on the main slippy
map.

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David "Smith"
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