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

stevea steveaOSM at softworkers.com
Wed Mar 25 16:09:30 UTC 2020


On Mar 24, 2020, at 7:42 AM, Joseph Eisenberg <joseph.eisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 agree that "status import" should be limited as stated.  Providing a wiki page about tags which are imported seems like something we can all agree is a requirement, something that must result from a "formal" import that gets done "formally."

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

Both are helpful, thank you!

SteveA
California




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