[OSM-talk] Wanted feature for API 0.7 ??

[ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen]

I want to suggest the following feature to the next API :

 
valid_per  tag supported


-  API will return only data of which the valid_per argument evaluates to TRUE 
-  A standard delete action may just set the expire_per tag to "expired per today".


The tags will need some regular expressions to it to allow for

visible on all Mondays, weekdays, time of days , holidays

Default (untagged items)  are always valid  of course.

This allows for:

- tagging items that are known to be exist only for a limited time (expositions, art projects and others) 
- setting areas under construction to an appropriate state for a defined span of time 
- drawing both current and future situation in a supported way (when new plans are known), this prevents the google maps problem
  of drawing non-existent roads and even quarters
- allow for bus routes and other with time varying items be drawn correctly (great support to route planning) (tag on relation)
- draw historically correct maps



This proposal will certainly need some refinement, please go ahead and suggest so...

Regards,

Gert Gremmen

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