[OSM-np] Labeling chowks

[Prabhas Pokharel]

Working link: http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/prabhasp/diary/14264

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Abhishek Singh <aks at asingh.com.np> wrote:

>  On 08/07/2011 09:58 PM, Prabhas Pokharel wrote:
>
> Hey all,
> This question of how to label chowks is going to come up again and again. I
> tagged some big ones like Sinamangal and Pingalsthan with
> place=locality
> based on feedback
> http://openstreetmap.org/user/prabhasp/diary/14624#comments
>
> That might be one way to go. Another would be to simply tag chowks with
> place=intersection
> name=Milan chowk
> as an example. The problem is that it wouldn't show up in the map at all
> (the renderer wouldn't know what to do), but it would still show up on
> searches.
>
> Other suggestions? (do read the thread before commenting, some important
> issues are highlighted there)
>
>
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>  place=locality and place=intersection both seem to be good to label
> chowks, as chowks have some expanded meaning:
>
>    - most importantly "chowks" denote intersection
>    - but they chowks are not merely limited to intersection, and they
>    spread out, so as the locality is also named after the chowk.
>
> p.s: @prabhas: the link is not working.
>
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