[Tagging] [Talk-us] Aeroway=Aerodrome Modifier Tags?

Zeke Farwell ezekielf at gmail.com
Fri Jun 18 04:18:52 BST 2010


On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:21 AM, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:


> Although there are other uses of map data, the
> primary use is for renderers. We don't abuse our own tagging systems
> to suit a specific version of a specific renderer, but we certainly
> "tag for renderers"... Going out of our way to avoid using something
> like an importance tag in order to avoid "tagging for a renderer" is a
> perfect example of cutting off our nose to spite our face. Good
> rendering requires good hints from the cartographer - us.
>

+1

The OSM adage is "don't tag incorrectly for the renderer" though it is often
(incorrectly) shortened to "don't tag for the renderer".
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