Re: what tag should we use?

Posted by Robin Millette on Jan 08, 2006; 8:59pm
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/what-tag-should-we-use-tp136p150.html

Tracey P. Lauriault wrote:
> very nice!
> ok!
> i was on the same page, i sometimes naively double/triple tag digital
> objects to enable finding them in multiple ways. Would that be helpful
> here?  I'm thinking of triangulation, when trying to precicely define a
> point using gps or to validate a story on indymedia.  Could that be
> applied in this context? Or are there other concepts i am missing, such
> as - are TAGs registered in a list somewhere with additional metadata
> that stakes a name claim etc.?

I like your triangulation analogy :)

What matters most if you're going to do that is to have different
coordinates mapped, and not map the same point using various coordinates
system. I mean, if you want to triangulate, you need different terms
illustrating different facets, and not just synonyms.

This is why we should preferably pick between civacc and coacid, since
they're synonyms - if I understood correctly.