Proposal:Historic name
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 | old_name=* is the standard way to tag old name still in use and historic data is out of scope of OSM |
| historic_name | |
|---|---|
| Proposal status: | Abandoned (inactive) |
| Proposed by: | brylie |
| Tagging: | historic_name=* |
| Applies to: | node |
| Definition: | Historical name of feature |
| Statistics: |
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| Rendered as: | None. |
| Draft started: | 2013-10-18 |
| RFC start: | 2013-10-18 |
Description
An historical name of any map feature.
Motivation
Historic buildings and places have names that may change over time. The "historic_name" tag can be used to indicate names from the area's past. This can help researchers and historians to locate and catalog places of historical importance.