[Talk-us] GNIS?

[Mike N]

On 6/16/2013 7:20 PM, Thomas Colson wrote:
> Is it preferable to keep the original GNIS tags if updating a GNIS object in
> OSM?

  It's fine to leave or delete all GNIS tags.  If creating an object 
with an area, I just copy all GNIS tags and merge tags from duplicate 
objects.

   At one time, there was a plan for the USGS to use updated GNIS from 
OSM, but I think that plan has become stranded on the island of license 
incompatibility.   Therefore, even the GNIS id tag isn't critical IMO.