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Question display of Operator on boundary=marker #23

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Jasskurn opened this issue Sep 16, 2024 · 1 comment
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Question display of Operator on boundary=marker #23

Jasskurn opened this issue Sep 16, 2024 · 1 comment

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@Jasskurn
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When boundary=marker is shown, text from operator= is shown. I've seen this for boundary posts in Dartmoor marking the boundaries of the military training area. It arguably clutters the map.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1312872895
https://map.atownsend.org.uk/maps/map/map.html#18/50.63167/-3.95238

marker n operator issue - map_andytownsend

In the UK, boundary=marker & operator=* is rare. Overpass shows it's mainly the markers on Dartmoor, and several in the East of England.
https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1ReI

Looking at other markers it appears the text shown is the operator, and the name or description

https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11960798203#map=19/52.378548/1.027859

https://map.atownsend.org.uk/maps/map/map.html#18/52.37855/1.02724

I feel this arguably clutters the map, and would suggest dropping the operator tag.
But I can see merit in the display of data, and it can be argued this issue is simply the large number of nearby markers. An issue that could happen with any object that occurs in large numbers in small areas.

@SomeoneElseOSM
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Yes, that doesn't look ideal. What would make more sense would be to either (a) make it red instead of brown (as already happens for military signs and some other military stuff) and/or (b) exclude boundary markers from "operator" tagging (some items are already excluded).

I'll have a think about it.

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