[Tagging] Lifecycle concepts, "REMOVED"

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2015-01-28 19:25 GMT+01:00 Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org>:

>
> If there used to be a castle and now there's a ruin, then we tag that as
> a ruin (with potential add-on info about its former castle status).
>
> If there used to be a building but all that is left is a clearing in the
> forest, then the clearing will be in OSM, and not a building with a
> lifecycle tag of "removed".




generally I agree with you, but there might be edge cases. I looked this up
in the wiki because someone on the italian ML asked what to do with a
aerialway=cable_car, where the pylons and the cable have been removed, but
the stations still exist, and the current tagging for the way was
disused=yes and aerialway=cable_car. I answered that I'd remove the way,
but in alternative he could retag it to removed:aerialway=cable_car and
cancel the misleading disused attribute. This way there would remain trace
of the former feature and the stations would be remain in context.

cheers,
Martin
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