[Tagging] Wiki: Key:level: proposed rewrite

[Michael Reichert]

Hi,

Am 2015-05-25 um 01:41 schrieb pmailkeey .:
> Any objection if I 'rewrite http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:level ?
> 
> It seems to have been written with the misconception that floor names are
> numbers when they're not.
> 
> A rewrite:
> 
>    - Won't affect existing names that appear as numbers.
>    - Will encourage mappers to use correct names for floors (as found in
>    the building) rather than attempt to convert them to meaningless numbers.

I oppose. Numeric level values can be used to display a building plan
layer by layer where higher floors lay over lower floors. Most software
which uses level=* at the moment expects that it is a numeric value.

Example: https://youtu.be/qcB5CP-IkLg?t=17m12s

If a building has named levels, you can still use numbers at OSM. (It's
like our usage of layer=*)

If you want that data users get the floor names, why don't you add a
level:name=* tag, e.g.
level:name="ground floor" level=0
level:name="basement" level=-1
level:name="underground parking" level=-2
level:name="restaurant floor" level=1?

Please do not try to change the meaning of a frequently used tag.

Best regards

Michael

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