[OSM-talk] Map Features tagging question

[Andy Robinson]

Emil,

The whole idea behind OSM is that you can tag with whatever you like. A few
of us have put together and are using the "map features" format so that we
can render in the same way but you are free to use whatever tagging you
like.

In JOSM you can select multiple ways (or any other map item) by holding down
the shift key when selecting (hold ctrl if you select something wrong to
unselect that item). Then you can add the same tagging to all those items. I
find it useful to tag one item with what you want then select this one and
all the others. In the key properties pane you will see "different"
alongside the keys as one item will have the key and not the rest. You can
then edit each key and select the tag you created instead of "different".

Cheers

Andy

Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-
>bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Emil
>Sent: 19 July 2006 20:30
>To: talk at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Map Features tagging question
>
>I haven't tagged the roads in Islington much, as I haven't been sure
>about best practice - and now I'm more confused! Shouldn't we agree on
>best practice, at least on a per-country basis, before too much work
>is done??
>
>Also, is there any way I can tag ways /en masse/ in josm or other
>program? i.e. there's a whole load of streets round here that need
>tagging with highway=unclassifed/minor/whatever, and
>abutters=residential, etc..
>
>p.s. JOSM should have drop down boxes / check buttons / etc to select
>the commonest tags, and a text box to write the name, as it is tedious
>at the moment.
>
>Emil
>
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