[Tagging] Standard for external links to location based services
Peter Wendorff
wendorff at uni-paderborn.de
Thu Oct 18 15:48:32 BST 2012
Am 18.10.2012 16:25, schrieb Simone Saviolo:
> 2012/10/18 Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com
> <mailto:seav80 at gmail.com>>
>
> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Simone Saviolo
> <simone.saviolo at gmail.com <mailto:simone.saviolo at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > 2012/10/12 Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com
> <mailto:seav80 at gmail.com>>
> >>
> >> However, I personally don't think your example of putting the
> URLs to
> >> a place's webpage on foursquare, Google+, Yelp, TripAdvisor,
> etc. is
> >> the way to go.
> >>
> >> OSM is not a link directory so adding many such links on the OSM
> >> database doesn't seem appropriate. One or two is maybe OK.
> >
> >
> > I don't agree. If we follow that reasoning consistently, we may
> conclude
> > that tagging a bar on OSM is wrong, because OSM is not a bar
> directory, and
> > its name may change, and it may close, etc.
>
> The difference between a link directory and a bar directory is that
> bars have physical locations and make them amenable to be included in
> the OSM database.
>
> That is not the case with links to third-party websites.
>
>
> Ok, then what about their opening hours? What about their operator, or
> their cuisine?
Cuisine often is essential even for the basic map stuff: a map about
pizzarias vs. a map about chinese restaurants, or a map that has
distinct icons for different food and drink facilities.
The operator might be interesting, too, e.g. to get all parking spaces
operated by a specific company, all bus stops operated by a particular
public transport operator and so on, again e.g. as a map.
regards
Peter
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