[OSM-talk] my own properties (was: Map Features tagging question)

Andy Robinson Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk
Thu Jul 20 23:33:27 BST 2006


Etienne wrote:
>Sent: 20 July 2006 23:06
>To: Nicola Ranaldo
>Cc: talk at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] my own properties (was: Map Features tagging
>question)
>
>On 7/20/06, Nicola Ranaldo <ranaldo at unina.it> wrote:
>
>	> *Applaude*. I really enjoyed reading this, because that is exactly
>the
>	> spirit I like to have in OSM. People who just use tags. :)
>
>	remember etienne used a namespace :))))
>
>
>Yes, the use of namespaces would enable both a rigid schema (such as Map
>Features) and other personal or specialised schema to live together.  I'd
>really like to see all Map Features tags (highway= etc) prefixed with mf:.
>
>Now that Imi has given us the Annotation Presets for JOSM it should be easy
>to add mf: without requiring more keystrokes from everyone.
>
>Etienne
>


I'm thinking that's the best way too for Map Features. But let me sleep on
it before I amend the xml I just did as not everyone will be using JOSM for
tagging right now. I'm less concerned about data already tagged as that can
be covered by an adjustment to the osmarender rules can it not.

<snip>

Cheers

Andy

Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk






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