[Talk-us] Correct source for population=* tags on US metropolitan cities

[stevea]

I support the concept of "both" population data, one for the city proper, one for the metropolitan area.  I'm not sure of the best implementation to do this, although I agree that the "city itself" (often a relation tagged type=boundary and admin_level=8) should get the "city proper" population=* tag.  Where the "metropolitan area" tag goes is as-yet-undefined in my mind, although I do support that this datum should live "somewhere" in OSM's data.  Provide both data with a well-defined method, then let the user case / data consumer select what is appropriate to provide or display.

SteveA