[OSM-talk] Proposed map feature: source tag

[Andy Robinson]

I'll support this approach, however it's a little restrictive if each
element can only have one source key, you might think about that as to how,
for instance, a person who creates the segment can provide one source and
the next person who names it creates an additional source. You hint at a
possible solution in the last entry on the wiki by making "source" a
namespace. That would permit extension in many ways.

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 Etienne
>Sent: 28 July 2006 13:35
>To: OpenStreetMap talk list
>Subject: [OSM-talk] Proposed map feature: source tag
>
>I'd like to draw attention to a proposed Map Features tag that I have just
>put on the wiki.
>
>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php?title=Proposed_features/Source
>
>I think it deserves attention because it touches on a number of areas that
>are quite important.
>
>Spam and vandalism.  If we find large amounts of mapping that des not have
>supporting tracklogs and no other verifiable source then these can be
>investigated.  The source tag allows users to justify their contributions
>where they are not based on tracklogs.
>
>Verifiability.  A way with a source tag is potentially verifiable.  This
>should increase users confidence in the data.
>
>Copyright.  Some data, such as street names, may come from sources that we
>currently believe are not copyrighted, but may subsequently prove to be
>copyrighted.  The source tag would enable infringing data from that to be
>removed more easily.
>
>Namespaces.  Part of the proposal refers to yet another usage for the
>namespacing of tags.  This might be a bit controversial, but is intended to
>address the problem of different sources for different attributes.
>
>Comments, suggestions and alternative ideas are welcome, either here or on
>the discussion page.
>
>
>Etienne
>