[OSM-talk] How to map quarters?

[Craig Wallace]

On 11/09/2009 16:26, Alex Mauer wrote:
> On 09/11/2009 10:06 AM, Vlatko Kosturjak wrote:
>    
>> Maybe, it's time for tag microsuburb? which can be used with place=town
>> and place=village?
>>      
> Sounds to me like a renderer problem, not a case for a new tag.
>
> -Alex Mauer “hawke”
>    
Why? How does the renderer know whether its a large suburb that's within 
a city, or a small suburb that's part of a town or village (or part of a 
larger suburb). As you would want these to be shown at different zoom 
levels, with different font sizes etc.
I know you can map the suburb as an area, to show its size, but that 
isn't always practical. Many suburbs don't have clearly defined 
boundaries, so its easiest just to use a node in the middle of it.

Maybe you could use something like the is_in tag? 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:is_in
That lists options for is_in:city= etc So a place=suburb tagged as 
is_in:city=* would be rendered larger than one tagged as is_in:town= or 
is_in:village etc.

Craig