[OSM-talk-be] designation key

[Glenn Plas]

On 06/21/2013 09:12 AM, Glenn Plas wrote:
> On 06/20/2013 03:35 PM, Marc Gemis wrote:
>> I am under the impression that the designation key is misused a lot 
>> in Belgium. It's used for descriptions, notes, names, etc. (see 
>> http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/nW )
>>
>> It's hardly used for its intended purpose:
>>
>> The tag designation=* is used to record the legal classification of a 
>> way.
>> (see http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:designation UK-only ?.)
>>
>> Or is there another definition/use of designation that I'm not aware 
>> of ?
>>
>
> You're right about the use, I even see I misused it myself in my first 
> edits even thought I understand the use as described now. So, I'm 
> correcting now.   tx for the overpass query, makes it easy to fix this.

I fixed some (see changeset 
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/16639881 ).  There is some 
info that you just can't throw away to fix the tag use, I tried 
selecting appropriate keys(most work was re-keying the info) to keys 
like operator, name, note or ref.  For example : the airport buildings 
used designation to put some interesting information on the buildings 
and it differs from the already chosen name , see 
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/136459078 .  I parked that info 
in 'ref' keys.

Some information you just need to get rid of as it duplicates other 
keys.  There are a few in that bbox that I left alone, there is node 
1858449632.  Someone with more experience on 'archeological' tagging 
than me should do this.

Glenn
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