[OSM-talk] Historical Data in OSM database

[Laurence Penney]

On 11 Nov 2010, at 20:30, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:
> IMHO the wiki is clear here: "start_date is the date the construction
> of feature finished." It is not about the construction being
> commissioned or started.

The wiki may be clear but that doesn't mean it's any good. Cologne Cathedral deserves more dating richness than start_date=1880 and, following the current wiki spec, the Sagada Familia won't be allowed a start_date tag until around 2050.

- L

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