[OSM-talk] GPX upload: description vs tags?

[Corey Burger]

On 10/15/07, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>    this is a bit embarassing for someone who has almost been with the
> project for a year ;-) but can someone enlighten me about the
> difference between "tags" and "description" when doing GPX upload?
> What should I put where?

Description is mostly about where you went. Tags are the locations you
were at and possibly the method of travel you took.

Thus a bike ride from my house to my school might be described as:

Oak Bay to Camosun College

and be tagged as

Oak Bay Victoria British Columbia Canada


Corey