[OSM-talk] Extending the 'geo:' uri scheme: Adding parameter 'osmid'

[Ed Loach]

> Good point. Also consider that OSM ids have an advantage over
> coordinates, because if an OSM object gets deleted then a query for
> that id will return "Not found". That in itself is valuable information
> to a data consumer.

But rather than being deleted, they may become a different thing, such as:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1/history

Ed