User:Xybot/Improvements2011
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In summer 2011 there was a discussion in german forums on QA in OSM tags. Now we collect examples for possible improvements.
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Some people make mistakes by entering bad written tags by hand.
bad combinations
| Tag | Taginfo | Submitter | Descr |
|---|---|---|---|
| test=abc test=better |
--!i!  13:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) |
testline (can be removed) | |
| key=XY + value=ABC =>XY=ABC |
|
--Tumsi 16:34, 5 August 2011 (BST) | separated key and value |
| building=yas building=yes |
Snoopy88 18:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled value "yes" | |
| building=YES building=yes |
Snoopy88 18:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled value "yes" | |
| building=yes\ building=yes |
Snoopy88 18:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled value "yes" | |
| building=^yes building=yes |
Snoopy88 18:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled value "yes" | |
| building=bulding building=yes |
Snoopy88 18:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) | The user seems to mean "yes" | |
| building=terraced building=terrace |
Snoopy88 18:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled value "terrace" | |
| building=public_building building=public |
Snoopy88 18:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) | ||
| building=House building=house |
Snoopy88 18:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled value "house" | |
| building=appartment building=apartments |
Snoopy88 18:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled value "apartments" | |
| surface=Paved surface=paved |
Snoopy88 19:30, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled value "paved" | |
| surface=Gravel surface=gravel |
Snoopy88 19:30, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled value "gravel" | |
| surface=Unknown surface=unknown |
Snoopy88 19:30, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled value "unknown" | |
| surface=dirt/sand surface=dirt;sand |
Snoopy88 19:30, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled value "dirt;sand" | |
| surface=Dirt/Sand surface=dirt;sand |
Snoopy88 19:30, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled value "dirt;sand" | |
| surface=Gras, Erde surface=grass;ground |
Snoopy88 19:30, 5 August 2011 (BST) | German for value "grass;ground" | |
| surface=Schotter+Erde surface=gravel;ground |
Snoopy88 19:30, 5 August 2011 (BST) | German for value "gravel;ground" | |
| surface=Erde + Sand surface=ground;sand |
Snoopy88 19:30, 5 August 2011 (BST) | German for value "ground;sand" | |
| surface=Schotter/Gras surface=gravel;grass |
Snoopy88 19:30, 5 August 2011 (BST) | German for value "gravel;grass" | |
| cuisine=Italian cuisine=italian |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled italian | |
| cuisine=Chinese cuisine=chinese |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled chinese | |
| cuisine=Georgian cuisine=georgian |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled georgian | |
| cuisine=Mexican cuisine=mexican |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled mexican | |
| cuisine=Pizza cuisine=pizza |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled pizza | |
| cuisine=Thai cuisine=thai |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled thai | |
| cuisine=Indian cuisine=indian |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled indian | |
| cuisine=Japanese cuisine=japanese |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled japanese | |
| cuisine=American cuisine=american |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled american | |
| cuisine=Burger cuisine=burger |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled burger | |
| cuisine=Haitienne cuisine=haitienne |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled haitienne | |
| cuisine=Asian cuisine=asian |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled asian | |
| cuisine=Sushi cuisine=sushi |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled sushi | |
| cuisine=Döner cuisine=kebab |
Snoopy88 22:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | german | |
| motorcar=agriculture motorcar=agricultural |
Snoopy88 22:26, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled agricultural | |
| historic=ruin historic=ruins |
--Tumsi 20:27, 5 August 2011 (BST) | missing s | |
| landuse=forrest landuse=forest |
--Tumsi 20:27, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled forest | |
| natural=scrup natural=scrub |
--Tumsi 20:27, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled scrub | |
| leisure=sport_centre leisure=sports_centre |
--Tumsi 20:27, 5 August 2011 (BST) | missing s | |
| treelined=yes natural=tree_row |
--Tumsi 20:27, 5 August 2011 (BST) | ||
| tree_lined=yes natural=tree_row |
--Tumsi 20:27, 5 August 2011 (BST) | ||
| service=drive_way service=driveway |
--Tumsi 20:27, 5 August 2011 (BST) |
bad keys
| Key | Taginfo | Submitter | Descr |
|---|---|---|---|
| test=* | --!i! 13:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) |
testline (can be removed) | |
| berrier=* barrier=* |
--tumsi16:25, 5 August 2011 | misspelled barrier | |
| collecting_times=* collection_times=* |
User 5359 16:03, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled collection_times | |
| traffic_signs=* traffic_sign=* |
User 5359 16:03, 5 August 2011 (BST) | plural traffic_sign | |
| horses=* horse=* |
User 5359 16:03, 5 August 2011 (BST) | plural horse | |
| sports=* sport=* |
User 5359 16:03, 5 August 2011 (BST) | plural sports | |
| sourve=* source=* |
User 5359 16:03, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled source | |
| souce=* source=* |
User 5359 16:03, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled source | |
| octane_91=* fuel:octane_91=* |
User 5359 16:08, 5 August 2011 (BST) | missing prefix fuel: | |
| octane_95=* fuel:octane_95=* |
User 5359 16:08, 5 August 2011 (BST) | missing prefix fuel: | |
| octane_98=* fuel:octane_98=* |
User 5359 16:08, 5 August 2011 (BST) | missing prefix fuel: | |
| octane_100=* fuel:octane_100=* |
User 5359 16:08, 5 August 2011 (BST) | missing prefix fuel: | |
| diesel=* fuel:diesel=* |
User 5359 16:08, 5 August 2011 (BST) | missing prefix fuel: | |
| lpg=* fuel:lpg=* |
User 5359 16:08, 5 August 2011 (BST) | missing prefix fuel: | |
| biodiesel=* fuel:biodiesel=* |
User 5359 16:08, 5 August 2011 (BST) | missing prefix fuel: | |
| hightway=* highway=* |
--tumsi16:25, 5 August 2011 | misspelled highway | |
| restiction=* restriction=* |
--tumsi16:25, 5 August 2011 | misspelled restriction | |
| ruin=* ruins=* |
tumsi16:25, 5 August 2011 | misspelled ruins | |
| smothness=* smoothness=* |
tumsi16:25, 5 August 2011 | misspelled smoothness (despite it is depricated) | |
| fone=* phone=* |
--Tumsi 20:23, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled phone | |
| costruction=* construction=* |
--Tumsi 20:23, 5 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled phone | |
| steet=* street=* |
Snoopy88 09:09, 6 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled street | |
| steet=* street=* |
Snoopy88 09:09, 6 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled street | |
| Building=* building=* |
Snoopy88 09:09, 6 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled building | |
| recycling:textiles=* recycling:clothes=* |
Snoopy88 09:09, 6 August 2011 (BST) | recycling:clothes means the same and is documented in the wiki | |
| ame=* amenity=* |
Snoopy88 09:09, 6 August 2011 (BST) | seems to be misspelled amenity | |
| Buildings=* building=* |
Snoopy88 09:09, 6 August 2011 (BST) | seems to be misspelled building | |
| servie=* service=* |
Snoopy88 09:09, 6 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled service | |
| open_hours=* opening_hours=* |
Snoopy88 09:09, 6 August 2011 (BST) | seems to be misspelled opening_hours | |
| sourec=* source=* |
Snoopy88 09:09, 6 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled source | |
| street:addr=* addr:street=* |
Snoopy88 09:09, 6 August 2011 (BST) | misspelled addr:street | |
| sonderkultur=Hopfen produce=hop |
--Basstoelpel 11:35, 6 August 2011 (BST) | Description for hopyard should be internationalized |
bad values
| Value | Submitter | Descr |
|---|---|---|
| val | --!i! 13:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) |
testline (can be removed) |
| privat =>private |
--Tumsi 16:19, 5 August 2011 (BST) | mispelling private |
| ater =>water |
--Tumsi 16:20, 5 August 2011 (BST)-- | misspelled water |
| appartments =>apartments |
--Tumsi 16:20, 5 August 2011 (BST)-- | misspelled apartment |
Wrong keys
Some values only appear in one single key (e.g. farmland only in landuse=farmland). This might be fixed but can also indicate some special meaning by the authors of a tag. So there should be a very strong hint showing, that this tagging was done by a mistake!
| Tag | Taginfo | Instead of | Submitter | Descr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| test=abc | building=yes | --!i! 13:51, 5 August 2011 (BST) |
testline (can be removed) |
