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#1 2009-08-18 17:28:07

g0ldfish
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Registered: 2009-04-27
Posts: 293

Correctly tagging a new island

It is small, and not even shown in Google maps, but it does have a name. Where do I put the name? Just a "place": "island" somewhere on that rock, and then setting the "name" attribute?

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#2 2009-08-20 00:06:43

Alex McKee
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From: Gloucester, UK
Registered: 2008-01-17
Posts: 234

Re: Correctly tagging a new island

Yes, just draw in a polygon for the island and set place=island and the name attribute.

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#3 2009-08-20 09:59:45

JRA
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Registered: 2007-12-17
Posts: 677

Re: Correctly tagging a new island

What do you think, should the island be marked as well natural=land, or alternatively as a hole in natural=water polygon relation in case of island in a lake, or perhaps natural=coastline if the island is in a see?

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#4 2009-08-21 14:50:02

g0ldfish
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Registered: 2009-04-27
Posts: 293

Re: Correctly tagging a new island

So far, I adopted the tag "natural=coastline" from the main island (both islands are in the ocean). Please lat me know if I need to change something.

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