NOTICE: help.openstreetmap.org is no longer in use from 1st March 2024. Please use the OpenStreetMap Community Forum

For some reason in the city I live things keep changing a lot, in the sense that there are new cafes/restaurants popping up at every corner, and then they go under and then new ones appear. Anyway, the question is, say, there is a node on the map for a cafe, but that cafe is gone and there is a new one say in another unit of the building. Would you delete the old node and create a new one? Or just rename and move the existing node? What if there was a hairdressing salon and now there is a bakery at the same place? It kinda seems wrong to rename and re-categorize the place but then again, it probably doesn't make any difference - a node is a node.

Also, along the same lines there are earthquake damaged buildings being demolished and new ones built in place. Same stuff, would you delete the old polygon and create a new one or just reshape it? And again - is there any circumstance where doing one or another could actually matter from a practical standpoint?

asked 24 Sep '18, 12:30

ivss_xx's gravatar image

ivss_xx
3115919
accept rate: 25%


For shops/cafes/etc using the same space, I typically will reuse the node/way. It is the same location, so why not reuse it? While a location is vacant, I might add disused: to the key.

permanent link

answered 24 Sep '18, 15:58

neuhausr's gravatar image

neuhausr
7.5k870121
accept rate: 21%

But if it’s not the same location? But still reasonably close

(24 Sep '18, 21:05) ivss_xx
1

It doesn't really matter. If it's the same location then you have the benefit of re-using existing tags such as the address. If it is a different location then I would create a new node and delete the old one. Just a personal preference, though. The result will be the same.

(24 Sep '18, 21:23) scai ♦

Follow this question

By Email:

Once you sign in you will be able to subscribe for any updates here

By RSS:

Answers

Answers and Comments

Markdown Basics

  • *italic* or _italic_
  • **bold** or __bold__
  • link:[text](http://url.com/ "title")
  • image?![alt text](/path/img.jpg "title")
  • numbered list: 1. Foo 2. Bar
  • to add a line break simply add two spaces to where you would like the new line to be.
  • basic HTML tags are also supported

Question tags:

×205
×25
×6
×1

question asked: 24 Sep '18, 12:30

question was seen: 1,618 times

last updated: 24 Sep '18, 21:23

NOTICE: help.openstreetmap.org is no longer in use from 1st March 2024. Please use the OpenStreetMap Community Forum