[Talk-us] Removing tiger:* tags

[Josh Kraayenbrink]

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Nathan Edgars II <neroute2 at gmail.com>wrote:

> The way I see it is that if I were mapping an area from scratch, nobody
> would go adding the TIGER tags. So if I completely redo an area, whether I
> use existing ways or draw new ways, there's no reason to keep the TIGER
> tags. If anyone objects, I can change my workflow to delete the old ways and
> create new ways rather than redrawing the old ways :)
>


I concur with this. My workflow involves removing TIGER data when I move a
node/way using gps traces or satellite imagery. I saw no value in keeping
this data. I believe I brought this topic up a while ago and no one ever
really gave me a good reason not to do this. If anyone does object, I will
delete the old way and draw a new one as Nathan stated as well, I just find
more value in moving the ways because a history on the way will show that it
originated from a TIGER Import, but no longer references to it because it is
in fact, not that way anymore. I really see no need to reference it anymore.
I do not however, go deleting TIGER tags off ways I do not touch.
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