[OSM-talk] Species names

[Ed Avis]

Frankie Roberto <frankie <at> frankieroberto.com> writes:

>If we're tagging zoo enclosures, then the name= tag represents the name of the
>enclosure (in the local language), rather than the name of the animals within
>it.This is an important distinction, as zoo enclosures often have their own
>special names, like 'Gorilla Kingdom'

Agreed.

Using 'name' for the type of animal is a case of tagging for the renderer, which
is fine as a short-term way to make sure the OSM slippy map displays the
layout of Berlin Zoo, but it's not the best way to model the data.

-- 
Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com>