[Talk-us] Correct source for population=* tags on US metropolitan cities
stevea
steveaOSM at softworkers.com
Sat Jan 9 23:08:10 UTC 2021
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
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