[OSM-talk] Nominatim - Does it use the is_in tag?

[Dave F]

On 16/08/2016 21:35, Nicolás Alvarez wrote:
> Wouldn't that lead to "mapping for the geocoder"? I'm sure that would
> be frowned upon as much as "mapping for the renderer".

All tags are 'mapping for the renderer/geocoder/router. Otherwise you 
have just black lines, lots of 'You are here' signs stacked on top of 
each other & vehicles going round in circles.

Tagging *incorrectly* to suit the above is what's frowned upon.

Dave F.