[Talk-GB] Supermarkets being changed

[Shaun McDonald]

Here is that link: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/One_feature,_one_OSM_element

I agree that having the tags on the building object is better. If there is some user of the data or editor that isn't able to cope with that scenario, then it should be improved. It would be useful to ask for the rational behind the use having made that change, so that we can understand why they made the change, and be able to make the appropriate adjustments.

Shaun

On 3 Jul 2012, at 23:47, Ed Loach wrote:

> If anyone did that around here I'd revert it. If I were at my computer I'd link to the one item one OSM object wiki page. The only reason I can imagine for doing it is someone is using an old app that only handles node POIs that should be upgraded or fixed instead of downgrading the data.
> 
> Sent from my HTC
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Pollinger <benpollinger+osm at gmail.com>
> Sent: 03 July 2012 23:22
> To: OSM Talk-GB <talk-gb at openstreetmap.org>
> Subject: [Talk-GB] Supermarkets being changed
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> When mapping large supermarkets, I'll map the building as an area and
> give it shop=supermarket, building=retail and name=Asda (for example).
> 
> Some of these have since been altered to remove the shop and name keys
> from the area, then adding a node with these tags roughly to the
> middle of the area.
> 
> E.g. http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/11182447
> 
> Is there an accepted way of doing this? Should I do anything? Not
> wanting to start a revert war or anything, but this seems like
> duplication.
> 
> Thanks,
> LT
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