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I need some help . (mstdn.dk)

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I need some help @openstreetmap.

UPDATE: Thanks for all the help!

What do I do, if a business has closed down, and then a new business has taken over the same place?

Do I mark the previous business as “does not exist” and add the new one, or do I edit the existing one?

#OpenStreetMap #OSM #OrganicMaps

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

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Not sure if/how this works in Organic Maps, but it is common to change the name and type to the new business and ideally put some context in the description (for all) and/or note (for other mappers) tag (like "this used to be a bakery until May 24, reopened as a cafe in July 24") and possibly keeping the old name in an old_name tag.
The advantage over deleting and adding a new POI is that you can track the history of a business premise over time via one OSM node object.