[OSM-talk] Tag name vs operator

[Andy Allan]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:40 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:

> name v operator is simple for restaurants in western countries since
> the official business name=* will be on the health certificate issued
> by what ever government department is in charge of public health and
> safety. Where as the operator=* tag is usually on the sign board out
> the front the restaurant... Obviously other places of business will
> have official name=* but the business certificate probably wouldn't
> need to be on display like health certifications...

That's back to front, as Pieren has said. The name is the visible name
of the restaurant, not the name of the corporation that runs the
restaurant. The operator, as explained on the wiki, is the name of the
company that runs the restaurant, not the name of the restaurant.

Cheers,
Andy