From d558c36ece70a753175189a04b6065cdee9a6609 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Raifer Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2022 11:18:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] mention wiki and similar as "related projects" in readme closes #629 --- README.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b7739589..81d2187a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ It includes presets, fields, deprecations, and more. ## Background -OpenStreetMap itself does not have a formal tagging [schema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_schema), -but editing tools need to know how tags are used in order to facilitate mapping. +OpenStreetMap itself does not have a formal rigid [database schema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_schema), +but relies on a [tagging](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tags) [folksonomy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy) instead. +Editing tools need to know how tags are used in order to facilitate mapping. This Tagging Schema fills that need, but with a number of caveats: - This isn't authoritative or definitive @@ -39,7 +40,9 @@ makes it easier to use this data with Android or other Java platforms. ## Related Projects -iD also incorporates preset data from the [name-suggestion-index](https://github.com/osmlab/name-suggestion-index). +* The [OpenStreetMap wiki](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_features) documents the current usage of tags, and hosts discussions about proposed new tags. +* +* iD also incorporates preset data from the [name-suggestion-index](https://github.com/osmlab/name-suggestion-index). ## Contributing