[OSM-talk] [Tagging] emergency=*
John Smith
deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 30 12:32:29 BST 2010
On 30 July 2010 21:15, Mike N. <niceman at att.net> wrote:
> Every Smartphone OSM data consumer I've looked at has been unusable because
> of tagging interpretation. Compared to OSM, data consumers seem to be very
> inflexible and unaware of any but the most rigid tag schemes that haven't
> changed in the past year. In other words, about 30% of mapping labor goes
> to waste because it's impossible for consumers to keep up.
I thought most smart phone apps would mostly view map tiles, either
OSM or Cloudmade?
Although that seems to indicate it's a good idea to categorise things
a little better, so that the apps or what ever don't need to know or
care about everything in the category, as is the case with the
amenity=* tags.
For example, a generic dollar sign icon could be used for unknown
shop=* tags, and maybe a desk or something similar for office=* and so
on....
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