[OSM-talk] How to tag dead-ends and how to distinguish them from incomplete ways

[Dave F.]

John Smith wrote:
> 2009/9/28 Dave F. <davefox at madasafish.com>:
>
>   
>> The database on its own is useless. It needs to be represented in some
>> manner such as a visual map. To tag randomly ie 'tag whatever you want &
>> let the renderers sort it out' seems illogical & counter productive.
>>     
>
> It's more of a case of converting the real world into a database
> format that can then be rendered, or used some how by software.
>   
Hi John

Isn't that what I said in the first sentence?
> However there is a fine line about tagging what you see and tagging
> what you expect to see on a map. The rendering software should
> implement your expectations, you shouldn't have to do anything
> specifically for one piece of software so your expectations are met.
>
>
>   
I'm not saying we should bend over backwards in our tagging to ensure it 
will immediately render in all the different rendering flavours, but to 
tag without /any/ consideration for multitude of uses OSM could be used 
for is, I think, lazy, selfish & bordering on the arrogant.

I mentioned this Source tag before: "GPS (drove down there by mistake)"
How, & why, would a renderer be expected to spend time incorporating 
this & the many like it, that, not surprisingly , have a count of only 1?


Cheers
Dave F.