[OSM-newbies] TIGER extra tags - what do we do with them?

[Mike N]

On 1/5/2014 8:13 AM, Sebastian Arcus wrote:
> I've been doing a bit of mapping in the US recently, and stumbled over
> lots of ways imported from the TIGER database. The wiki page deals with
> when to remove the tiger:reviewed tag. However, it doesn't mention what
> should be done with the other tags, such as tiger:county,
> tiger:zip_left, tiger:zip_right etc.? Do they get left as they are? Are
> we supposed to convert them to something else? Are they useful to OSM in
> some way?

If you're using JOSM, there is no need to worry about them.  Some TIGER 
tags which we have since found to be unnecessary are automatically 
removed.

   Even on any editor, there is no need to remove tags manually.  (they 
may already do the same thing JOSM does).

   I personally find the tiger:county and tiger:zip* to be useful when 
performing research or armchair maproulette-style challenges, or even 
regional OSM Note / bug investigation: it tells me where the feature in 
question is located.   I'm sure that there are other tools that could 
give me the same from Lat/Lon, but it would take an extra step.

   The proper use of is_in* hurts my head to think about, so I've never 
tried converting them to something else.