[OSM-talk] Proposed new status for tags in the wiki: "import" for undiscussed tags that were only used by an import
Jmapb
jmapb at gmx.com
Tue Mar 17 15:26:22 UTC 2020
On 3/17/2020 10:52 AM, Wayne Emerson, Jr. via talk wrote:
> However, among your examples you cite "gnis:feature_id=*" The wiki
> page for this key notes:
> "Unlike other imported tags such as gnis:created=* and
> gnis:import_uuid=*, gnis:feature_id=* is meaningful beyond the import.
> In fact, some mappers actively add gnis:feature_id=* to features to
> cite a verifiable source for the POI's existence or its name."
Agree with clemency for gnis:feature_id -- it's handy to be able to
crossreference features with the GNIS database, which you can search by
feature id here: https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:1:0:::::
J
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