[Talk-us] GNIS?

[Clifford Snow]

On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Thomas Colson <thomas_colson at nps.gov>wrote:

> Is it preferable to keep the original GNIS tags if updating a GNIS object
> in
> OSM? E.g. updating say the location and elevation, everything else is the
> same. In context, GNIS mountain is here, but really it's there (which is
> usually the case for GNIS).
>
> Or, just leave the GNIS object alone, and add a new OSM feature? Not sure
> how folks feel about GNIS.
>

According to the wiki, http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GNIS feel free to
modify or remove the tag. The wiki does suggest leaving tag gnis:feature_id
unless the node is being removed. If you are adding a building polygon, for
example a fire station, merge the gnis tags with the building outline.


-- 
Clifford

OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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