[Talk-GB] Designation: should we begin using prefixes

[Chris Hill]

On 02/05/12 16:29, Andrew Chadwick wrote:
> designation=* has been evolving recently, and has added some open land
> classifications:
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:designation#UK_Protected_Areas
>
> With the proliferation of these designation codes, would it make sense
> to begin coming up with country- or jurisdiction-coded prefixes for
> them, similar to the way we denote "national" speed limits?
Not really, if the tag is in the UK (or, say, England if that makes a 
difference) it is understandable that it is not anywhere else in the 
world. It is a location-oriented database after all. The UK prefix on 
speed limit tags is bonkers.

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Cheers, Chris
user: chillly