[OSM-talk] Sealand

[Barnett, Phillip]

man_made=pier, clearly.

population=1, currently (a caretaker, apparently)

Incidentally, since, even under the 'declaratory theory' of statehood, a
state needs a permanent population, it's unlikely that a temporary
caretaker or two fits that category, so they don't actually achieve
statehood status under those principles, which are also EU principles...



 
 



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-----Original Message-----

From: talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org
[mailto:talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Dave Stubbs
Sent: 26 November 2007 13:48
To: David Earl
Cc: talk at openstreetmap.org
Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Sealand

On 26/11/2007, David Earl <david at frankieandshadow.com> wrote:
> > I think that the policy suggested for Cyprus should apply here. What
do
> > the people who live there think it is, even if others outside have a
> > claim to it and declare the local people's view to be illegal.
Therefore
> > I propose that it goes on the map as a country or principality or
> > whatever it claims to be, and notes could be added to say that this
is
> > in dispute.
>
>
> The problem is that this totally insignificant thing then shows up on
> the renderings as larger that anything else, including London. It is
> patently nonsense to do that.
>

place=micro_principality ?

or add a population=5 tag (or whatever they claim), and adjust the
renderers to ignore countries where population is specified and
smaller than 10000 (or render them as you would a town etc).

place=artificial_platform_with_questionable_claim_to_principality_status
seems a little long-winded.

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