[OSM-talk] [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Clearance

[John Smith]

2009/9/10 Aun Yngve Johnsen <skippern at gimnechiske.org>:
> Since there have been no feedback in a while, and the discussion on
> the mailing list seem to have died off, I would like to push this
> proposal for a vote. It have changed significantly from the initial
> proposal, and have three parts for the vote:
>
> maxheight:legal
> maxheight:physical
> maxheight:marine
>
> Please read the proposal and cast your vote on all three parts.
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/clearance
>
> None of these definitions should alter the existing meaning of
> maxheight. The purpose of it is to amend more information on the
> restriction where it might have several meanings.

Why do we need 2 ways to tag the legal clearence?

maxheight=* means legal clearence and is in wide spread use, please
don't change it for little or no benefit