[Talk-GB] Western Power Distribution

[Dave F]

Or seeing as it's straight like-for-like official name change, it could 
be done in a couple of uploads via JOSM.

 From evidence I have little to no confidence iD's 
validation/recommendations improve the quality of the OSM database.

DaveF

On 04/08/2022 21:48, Mat Attlee wrote:
> Does it have an entry in the NSI? If so that could be updated and then 
> id editor and the like will suggest upgrading the tags whenever people 
> edit those objects
>
> On Thu, 4 Aug 2022, 6:20 pm Dave F via Talk-GB, 
> <talk-gb at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
>
>     Are you suggesting the tag was originally added to 6000 power
>     poles by contributors performing on the ground surveys & not
>     armchair mapping?
>
>     No matter what the signage says the operator for the 10,500 power
>     tags & 16000 wiki tags is National Grid.
>     It just means they'll be operating the division with out of date
>     signage.
>
>     I see no reason why these shouldn't be updated en masse.
>
>     DaveF
>
>     On 04/08/2022 17:20, Tony Shield wrote:
>>
>>     I guess it will take Western Power Distribution years to change
>>     the labels on all of their equipment, so if we change all of them
>>     in one hit it doesn't map what's on the ground and I suspect
>>     people will change it back. So I would be inclined to leave them
>>     until they are verified on the ground as having changed.
>>
>>     Tony
>>
>>     On 04/08/2022 16:48, Jez Nicholson wrote:
>>>     before anyone asks, that's 10,610 OSM objects
>>>     https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org.uk/tags/operator=Western%20Power%20Distribution
>>>
>>>     On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 2:17 PM Andy Mabbett
>>>     <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>         Western Power Distribution - https://www.westernpower.co.uk/
>>>         - have
>>>         announced that their name will change, following acquisition by
>>>         National Grid.
>>>
>>>         Should we plan an automated change for the operator: tag on
>>>         their
>>>         substations and other infrastructure?
>>>
>>>         -- 
>>>         Andy Mabbett
>>>         @pigsonthewing
>>>         http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
>>>
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