[Talk-GB] Residential flat above an unconnected business

Tom Crocker tomcrockermail at gmail.com
Fri May 21 08:22:34 UTC 2021


On Mon, 17 May 2021, 08:37 Robert Skedgell, <rob at hubris.org.uk> wrote:

> On 16/05/2021 23:41, Oliver Simmons wrote:
> > On Sun, 16 May 2021 at 13:10, David Woolley <forums at david-woolley.me.uk>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> You didn't speak to the original point of how to map the flat over
> >>> the shop.  What's the best way to express
> >>
> >> Often building_part.
> >>
> >
> > I know some people use building:part this way, but I'd just like to
> > say my objections to using it like this.
> > building:part was designed to be used for mapping 3D properties of
> > buildings where they vary across the building, and has gotten a lot of
> > use for that purpose. Using it for mapping "sub-buildings" (for lack
> > of a better word) just causes a hassle a) for other mappers, and b)
> > for data-consumers not expecting it, AFAIK no software supports
> > addr/shop details on building:part at the moment.
>
> Does anything actually need to support address details on a
> building:part when it's already supported by virtue of having a primary
> shop=* or amenity=* tag?
>

The problem is for the residential part which doesn't have an amenity=home
etc tag (unless I've missed such an option?). This may be another good
reason for not using building:part in the way I was suggesting on an old
thread.

>
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