[OSM-talk] Import of buildings in Chicago

[colliar]

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On 27/05/12 20:40, Ian Dees wrote:
> Worst Fixer wrote

Hi


>> I want know why importer uses following tags:
>> 
>> * chicago:building_id (314 330 objects, used by 2 users).
>> 
>> I sent letter to importer, and he said he will not import this tag any 
>> more. But, he continues to. No justification of need for tag was given.
>> 
> 
> As I discussed with you, I am no longer uploading data with the tag and
> will go back to remove the tag from the existing data.
> 
> 
> Worst Fixer wrote
>> 
>> * addr:street:name (173 882 objects, used by 7 users), *
>> addr:street:prefix (173 882 objects, used by 3 users), * addr:street:type
>> (173 874 objects, note: different numbers, used by 7 users)
>> 
>> Not discussed anywhere. Used by low number of users. Not documented. No 
>> justification for this tag was given.
>> 
> 
> Tags don't need justification. If you have a problem with how the data is 
> represented, then let's have a discussion about how to better represent
> the data.

What for do you need these tags ? Does addr:street:name + addr:street:prefix
not both fit under addr:street ? Addr:street:type seems to belong to the
highway and not the buildings.

I wonder why you add these tags but leave out the number of levels of each
building.

Cheers
Colliar
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