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

[John F. Eldredge]

My feeling is that information such as a detailed list of products available, and, even more so, pricing, should be stored in an external database.  We already have provision for tagging the store number, and that would be the logical value to use to link the two databases.  Price data, in particular, is likely to change on a frequent basis.


Tac Tacelosky <tacman at gmail.com> wrote:
> I know there is enormous flexibility with tags, but also guidelines as
> to
> when they are appropriate.  My original plan was to edit / add nodes
> to OSM
> that are convenience stores, then use our database to flag the outdoor
> advertising, which is information that one client is interested in.
> 
> 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.
> 
> Tac
> 
> PS Is newbies the right list for this kind of question?  I've
> re-applied to
> the -dev list, but  I don't think I'm on yet.
> 
> 
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