[talk-ph] Tagging suggestion: Use the branch=* tag!

[Rally de Leon]

I agree. It's easier to filter them out (and make a database of a specific
brand) if we separate the branch from the name.

but I have been using "name:branch=" instead of plain branch= since last
year
(for good reason that the tags are arranged aphabetically in josm - the
'branch' is shown immediately after the 'name'). :-)

It's easier for me to look/search for branch in case there are so many other
tags & comments included;  and it shows that said branch-tag is (integral)
part of the name).

I'm using this generic name-branch tag for banks, fastfood chains, mercury
drugs, 7-11's etc.


On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 11:50 PM, Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> For establishments that have a branch name (like banks), put the
> branch name into the branch tag instead of stuffing it into the name
> tag.
>
> For example, the Bank of Commerce located near the San Miguel
> Corporation HQ in Ortigas is this node:
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/747625995
>
> It currently has the following tags:
> amenity=bank
> name=Bank of Commerce
> branch=San Miguel
> atm=yes
>
> Please only put the official branch name into this tag. Don't invent a
> branch name.
>
> For banks, you can often find the branch name prominently displayed on
> the bank's banner signboard (BPI, BDO, RCBC, Metrobank do this).
> Sometimes the branch name is on the small overhead sign that are
> perpendicular to the street. In others, the branch name is printed on
> the door. Another acceptable source is to go to the bank's official
> website and find their list of branches page.
>
> This branch tag is currently being used in the OSM-PH Garmin map to
> create labels like "<name> (<branch>)".
>
>
> Eugene
>
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