[Tagging] airstrip vs runway

[Warin]

On 12-Oct-17 09:14 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> 2017-10-12 12:03 GMT+02:00 Andrew Davidson <theswavu at gmail.com 
> <mailto:theswavu at gmail.com>>:
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>     On 10/10/17 22:25, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
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>         yes, I don't think it was a good idea to make so many pages
>         which all contain definitions for the same tag. The key
>         definition page is OK, but the "Aeroways" page would have
>         sense tp explain the concepts, give background information,
>         etc., but it shouldn't be a mere replication of the aeroway
>         key page. If we don't have anything to say compared to what
>         should be on the key page, then we could consider removing the
>         page alltogether.
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>     Please don't do that. Having read all of the aeroway related wiki
>     pages the Aeroways page is the best written of them. Based on the
>     discussion pages it's also the primary page.
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> before removing it, we should merge the content to the other pages of 
> course. I'm not saying it has to be removed, but if the only purpose 
> is defining tags, rather than giving an overview or summary, then this 
> content should go to key and tag definition pages. The primary page 
> for tag definitions should be tag definition pages, and there 
> shouldn't be conflicting information on overview pages.
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I don't think the page should not be removed.

It should be similar to the highways page 
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway#Roads
A place where the general summary is a things aeronautical.
When you want a definition, then you go to the specific page.

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The problem of any conflicting tag information needs to be resolved ... 
here in this list. Not by wiki edit wars.


Part of why I raise the airstrip/runway issue.
To me the use of airstrip looks to be a runway as far as I can tell from 
those places where more than a simple node has been used for airstrip.
This fits reasonably well with rendering practices as they are not 
rendered until zoomed in a fair way.
I think it is a similar situation to the path/footway issue .. and could 
be stopped now.

I have recently added a fair few 'runways', that could be considered 
'airstrips' by others.
I have not, as yet, changed any 'airstrips' into runways yet. I am 
letting this discussion run and then see what I think at the end.

Ah.. LINZ definitions found
airstrip = an area that consists only of a grass (sometimes limestone) 
runway in a remote location
aerodrome = other airfields licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority of 
New Zealand, and also military airfields
airport = those used for scheduled air services

So the majority of OSM airstrips are from the LINZ import .. and LINZ 
says they are runways surface=unpaved and that is the way they should 
have been tagged rather than introduce a new tag.
I don't think much of their definitions though.
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