[Tagging] building typology vs usage

[Dave F]

On 13/09/2019 16:14, Wolfgang Zenker wrote:
>
> That would be kind of redundant, wouldn't it? We already use other tags
> for the current function of a building,
I'm repeating much of my of my previous comment, but no, the schema 
which hijacked building=* to represent the original historical function 
of a building never took off*. The vast majority of contributors use it 
for it's current purpose. OSM isn't for the mapping of redundant 
historical information.

>   so building=* is mostly useful
> when the uilding does look like it was built for some other function
> than it's current one.

How do you know what it was originally used for just from your 
interpretation of what a building of a certain function should look 
like? It's just guesswork. How does tagging this perception add to, or 
improve the quality of the OSM database?

"OpenStreetMap is a place for mapping things that are both /real and 
current/"

*building:use = 628 167
building!=yes  = 65 221 930

DaveF

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