[OSM-talk-be] My first attempt at a boundary

[Marc Gemis]

Glenn,

I just used the node that was already in OSM.  I'll move it. I've done some
surveys there, so I know where you want it.

regards

m


On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 3:43 AM, Glenn Plas <glenn at byte-consult.be> wrote:

>  Exactly what I feared, that point in Muizen has probably never been of
> any importance,  in that sense the real historic centre of Muizen is the
> area at the new church (and old tower) , about 1Km to the northwest of the
> current coordinate used as centre.  Thats the reason I asked,  it is so way
> off anything important (ever) and the location is insignificant even now.
> Muizen (was) a village that is divided by de Dijle and de Leuvense
> Steenweg.  Mechelen is currently consuming it at an evergrowing rate.
>
> Glenn
>
>
>
> On 05-12-13 02:13, André Pirard wrote:
>
> On 2013-12-05 01:03, Glenn Plas wrote :
>
> Marc,
>
> What is the point of the administrative center in the relation ?
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3359778
>
> I'm from that area, I know Muizen by heart but that administrative center
> ....  that position has no meaning to me,  just wondering what that
> represents.
>
> I'm not sure about Muizen, but I can compare with Dolembreux.
> The question is first: "what is Dolembreux?"
> Dolembreux is a "former municipality". It no longer exists as an
> administrative boundary but yet it is still mapped as such, historically.
> People love that.
> And its "admin_center" is the "former administrative center". It no longer
> exists as such either, but the mention continues to indicate where the
> center town or village is.
> It's just like Searching for Brussels on OSM.org, selecting Village
> Boundary and you get this boundary
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2404021 with the village in the
> middle :-)
> I personally love this one the best -)
>
> Please note that, if the administration has moved to level 8 (to have the
> citizens pay petrol rather than the administration pay personnel), the Post
> Office continues to use level 9 very much (for post, not office) and that
> they even use a sort of level 10.
>
> I would vote for a former_admin_center proposition, but there should be an
> admin_center vote first!
>
> Cheers,
>
>   André.
>
>
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