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

maning sambale emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com
Tue Apr 26 04:14:31 BST 2011


+1 for adding the branch tag.

@Rally, is there any additional benefit for using the "name:branch" key?

In the garmin map, it shows as Name - Branch.


On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:52 AM, Rally de Leon <ralleon at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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