[Tagging] What's a power=station?

Mike N. niceman at att.net
Wed Jan 20 19:41:48 GMT 2010


> Instead: "Would it be more effective to store POI's in an open
> directory (i.e. indexed by address), rather than in the OSM database
> (i.e. indexed by lat/long)?"
>
> I think it's an interesting question.

    I'm not convinced.  The original argument was that it is easier to 
update when the business moves - you just change the address.   I'd argue 
the opposite; when a new business opens in place of the previous business, 
you only need to update the business name / type.
 





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