on places.pub · c/swf · 0 pts · 1y@evanprodromou This is an amazing initiative!! 🌍 The small problem with OpenStreetMap IDs is that they're not stable. This can happen for example: - a node/way keeps its id but gets moved around, or - a new node/way gets created with a new id but it really describes the same previously deleted object There are various systems to come up with stable IDs all with their own pros and cons but no good one-fits-all solution. Maybe fine for a prototype for now but we need to keep this in mind.
@evanprodromou This is an amazing initiative!! 🌍
The small problem with OpenStreetMap IDs is that they're not stable. This can happen for example:
- a node/way keeps its id but gets moved around, or
- a new node/way gets created with a new id but it really describes the same previously deleted object
There are various systems to come up with stable IDs all with their own pros and cons but no good one-fits-all solution.
Maybe fine for a prototype for now but we need to keep this in mind.