[OSM-talk] Tag name vs operator

Alex S. maps at swavely.com
Tue Jul 13 08:06:56 BST 2010


Lester Caine wrote:
> petrol stations and other 'franchise' type operations will have the same 
> more complex relations ... BUT for example, I have a 'fast fuel' fuel 
> card which can be used at any Texaco garage, but the operator of those 
> garages may not be Texaco, so should I be adding a 'fastfuel'=yes tag or 
> brand=Texaco to identify this ... Just another piece of the branding 
> jigsaw.

It gets even worse - the name on the sign might be 'Big Corner Texaco' 
but it's also 'Texaco #123456', etc.  (All that stuff, including 
operator, is posted on a window next to the main door, at least all the 
fuel stations I've been to)





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