[OSM-talk] keys

[Dean Earley]

> It also occurs to me that it might be reasonable to allow namespaces to 
> have some structure, so that, for example, Map Features can have 
> regional variants.  mf.us:highway=freeway, mf.de:highway=autobahn.  This 
> would allow local variations while still retaining some grouping of all 
> those schemes that have allegiance to the Map Features church.

Personally. I think this is way overcomplicating things.
It means renderers HAVE to know EVERY possibility in EVERY language to 
be able to show all data. This (IMO) limits a renderer to showing tags 
by authors using the same language.

I also don't think that the Map features is that English centric.
I normally refer to them as Motorways, A roads, B roads, Back roads, 
Tracks, and I VERY rarely use the word "highway" (I thought it was an 
American thing).

We do however need some standard system across all languages (1,2,3,4,5,6?)

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