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ArcGIS Editor for OpenStreetMap is a toolset for GIS users to access and contribute to OpenStreetMap through their Desktop or Server environment.
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Switch default for supporting nodes in OSM File Loader (Load only) tool #158

Closed mboeringa closed 7 years ago

mboeringa commented 7 years ago

Hi @ThomasEmge,

Currently, the OSM File Loader (Load only) tool has the "Delete supporting nodes" option set to false by default.

Considering there is little to no use for nodes without tags, and maintaining them just bloats the resulting geodatabase, I suggest to set this parameter to true as default, so supporting nodes are dropped.

ThomasEmge commented 7 years ago

My thinking here was for timing reasons. Deleting the nodes than can take a while for larger imports.

mboeringa commented 7 years ago

From what I have seen up to now, the time needed is not to bad - although admittedly not insignificant either - but all in all, I feel the balance is in favour of deleting them by default considering the benefits of a lean and uncluttered geodatabase.