[OSM-newbies] Map Level of Detail for retail sales, brand and pricing

[Richard Welty]

On 5/16/13 11:29 AM, Tac Tacelosky wrote:
> What tags are appropriate to include with OSM?  I'm interested in what
> products stores sell (e.g. cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, beer, other
> booze, lottery tickets).  Within those categories, we sometimes want to
> know brand and pricing information.
>
> My thought is that this kind of stuff doesn't belong in OSM, but wanted to
> hear your thoughts.
>
i agree. it's a maintenance nightmare, even if you could get accurate
information into OSM, you would find it impossible to keep it up to
date. better to mashup with an external database.

richard