[OSM-talk] New status for keys/tags in the wiki: "import" for tags that are only imported from an external database

[Joseph Eisenberg]

After the discussion, the status "import" should be limited to tags
that are clearly imported from external sources. Common examples are
external references, IDs, source tags, and specialized import-only
tags (e.g. "tiger:*"). Most of these don't have a wiki page.

I've added status=import and tagged a few keys which are documented:

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:Key_descriptions_with_status_%22import%22

Examples:

Key:gnis:feature_id
Key:import_uuid
Key:ref:bag
Key:ref:FR:MemorialGenWeb
Key:ref:ruian
Key:ref:sandre
Key:tiger
Tag:source:addr=GURS

All of these are clearly from imports only (e.g Key:tiger,
Key:import_uuid) or are only used as an external reference to another
database, and cannot be obtained by visiting the feature in person.

If I've made any mistakes, by including a ref:* which is actually used
on physical signs or obects, rather than only in another website or
database, please make corrections.

Also see update of https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Approval_status
with this value.

-- Joseph Eisenberg

On 3/17/20, Joseph Eisenberg <joseph.eisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
> I would like to add a new status to
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Approval_status and to Tag and Key
> pages in the wiki
>
> The value "import" would be used for tags that were used in a large
> import, but are no longer commonly being added.
>
> These tags often have high numbers in the database but have not been
> accepted by the community and rarely are being used by mappers (in
> some cases they have never been added, except by the import), so they
> should not have the status "in use", and they were never proposed in
> most cases.
>
> Using "import" as the status would make it clear that these tags are
> not "de facto", "in use" or "approved", and would be more specific and
> clear than "unspecified".
>
> Examples:
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tiger (tiger:county=*,
> tiger:tlid=* and tiger:upload_uuid=* etc)
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:gnis:feature_id
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Item:Q1607 - nhd-shp:fdate
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Item:Q1606 - nhd-shp:fcode
>
> -- Joseph Eisenberg
>