[OSM-newbies] Building Outline Tags

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On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 12:12 AM, Robert McLean <bob at its.bldrdoc.gov> wrote:

> 1.       When I add a new building that contains a POI worthy entity as a
> shop or school, is the recommended practice to (a) add a new node inside the
> building outline with the POI data, (b) add the POI data to a node on the
> building outline as the entrance, or (c) add the POI tags directly to the
> building outline way?

For the same "consistency" target, I always map the address in the
same way : on a node on the building outline as the entrance. Because
I don't like city maps where the address is sometimes on a polygon and
sometimes on a node just because the building is multiusage (something
not related with the address). I keep the inconsistency for the POI
itself : only put the POI data (shop, amenity, etc) on the polygon
when it is exclusive (and nodes inside the building in other cases).
Note that the polygon is not necessarily the building itself but the
perimeter of the feature. For instance, a school polygon is usualy
more than a simple building (might include several buildings, school
yard, etc).

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