[Talk-us] More USGS Geonames imports

[Nick Black]

Alan,

Do you mean Geonames as in the website (http://www.geonames.org) or is
Geonames a seperate USGS dataset with the same name?

The Geonames website derives from Google Maps, so we should not import it
into OSM.

Cheers,

On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Alan Millar <am12 at bolis.com> wrote:

> I'm importing more points of interest from the USGS Geonames data.
>
> Many of the remaining places in Geonames are simply listed as buildings,
> with no particular type of place or use.  They include libraries, museums,
> police and fire stations, etc.  There is no specific classification in the
> data, leaving us to do it ourselves.
>
> I'm assigning values to them based on names.  For example, if the place is
> named "Beaverton Public Library", it's easy to guess it should be tagged
> as "amenity=library".  Some just don't have a specific classification on
> the Map_Features page (like office buildings or grange halls), so I'm
> giving them "building=yes".  Some are unclear as to what they are, so they
> get "building=yes" also.
>
> Because of the subjectivity involved, I'm also tagging them with
> "gnis:reviewed=no", like Tiger.  Many of them will require local knowledge
> to know the proper categorization, and positioning too.
>
> FYI, here are some example tags I am using for various names:
>
> tourism attraction Historic Site
> tourism museum Museum
> amenity library Library
> man_made water_works Pumping Station
> man_made works Heating Plant
> power station Powerplant
> amenity arts_centre Center For The Arts
> amenity bus_station Transit Center
> amenity courthouse Municipal Court
> amenity courthouse Courthouse
> amenity courthouse Court House
> amenity fire_station Fire Station
> amenity fire_station Fire and Rescue
> amenity doctors Healthcare
> amenity doctors Eye Care
> amenity doctors Chiropractic
> amenity kindergarten Child Care
> amenity kindergarten Day Care
> amenity parking Parking
> amenity parking Garage
> amenity police Police
> amenity police Sheriff
> amenity police Highway Patrol
> amenity prison Prison
> amenity prison Correctional Center
> amenity prison Correctional Facility
> amenity prison Penitentiary
> tourism information Visitor Center
> tourism information Welcome Center
> landuse military Armory
> landuse military National Guard
> amenity public_building County Building
> amenity public_building State Building
> amenity public_building Ranger Station
> amenity public_building Federal Building
> amenity public_building State Building
> amenity theatre Theater
> amenity theatre Auditorium
> amenity theatre Playhouse
> amenity townhall City Hall
> amenity townhall Town Hall
> shop books Book Store
> landuse residential Apartments
> leisure sports_centre Sports Complex
> leisure sports_centre Sports Center
> leisure sports_centre Athletic Complex
> leisure sports_centre Athletic Center
> leisure stadium Coliseum
> leisure stadium Arena
>
> and more :-)
>
> There are many combinations of names, so my tags are a basic start, not
> any authoritative answer.  I'm going state-by-state in no particular
> order, and it will take a few days to finish.
>
> Please take a look around for areas you know, and fix up anything you
> find.  Thanks.
>
> - Alan
>
>
>
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