[Tagging] Difference between graffiti and mural

Daniel Capilla dcapillae at gmail.com
Mon Apr 17 07:08:02 UTC 2023


Thank you! These points are valuable to me. They will be useful to 
discuss with the community and add to the page.

I usually only map "notable" graffiti, more murals than graffiti in 
terms of OSM. In Wikimedia Commons you can see some examples of the 
graffiti/murals that I am mapping in Malaga.[1]

[1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dcapillae/Gallery#Grafitis


El 17/4/23 a las 1:03, António Madeira escribió:
> I'm mainly focusing on one of the "rules" of OpenStreetMap:
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Good_practice#Don't_map_temporary_events_and_temporary_features 
>
>
> A scratching or other kind of paintings on walls or public equipments 
> tend to be temporary. A notable graffiti tends to:
> - originate from a recognizable artist
> - have considerable proportions
> - be legally authorized by local authorities
> - (thus) last longer and are more easily verifiable
>
> Of course, that doesn't mean that "minor" graffiti can not and should 
> not be mapped. The question is: is it relevant?
>
> Regards,
> António. 



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