[Tagging] paved=yes/no

[John Smith]

On 17 July 2010 14:55, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> Do "data modelling perspectives" normally deal with folksonomies
> though? By its very nature, the data entered by OSM editors is far
> more susceptible to inconsistency than, say, a corporate database.

There is plenty of commercial and government databases that show lots
of inconsistencies, entirely depends on the amount of resources to
make it better.

> Also, the errors you're talking about (ie, paved=yes, surface=grass)
> are perfectly resolvable: define a priority. If surface=grass doesn't
> agree with paved=yes, then ignore it. (Or vice versa).

In which case is there any point having it in the first place, how do
you know which is correct and which isn't?