We've had the Wikidata script grab "dissolved" data for while now, and on https://nsi.guide?dis=true you can filter and display any entry that's marked as dissolved, but how does this get used in iD, if at all?
As far as I can tell, items marked as dissolved can still be added in iD, without any warning or alert given that an entry might no longer exist. Existing entries are also not showing any alert that the current item might be out of date.
One example being Lila Bäcker which has apparently gone bust, and is marked as dissolved, but can still be added in Germany, while also not displaying any warning to pre-existing entries.
An existing Lila Bäcker shown on a standard OSM map:
The same Lila Bäcker shown within the iD Editor, with no indication that the brand is dissolved:
Adding a new Lila Bäcker can be done within iD without any alert:
We've had the Wikidata script grab "dissolved" data for while now, and on https://nsi.guide?dis=true you can filter and display any entry that's marked as dissolved, but how does this get used in iD, if at all?
As far as I can tell, items marked as dissolved can still be added in iD, without any warning or alert given that an entry might no longer exist. Existing entries are also not showing any alert that the current item might be out of date.
One example being Lila Bäcker which has apparently gone bust, and is marked as dissolved, but can still be added in Germany, while also not displaying any warning to pre-existing entries.
An existing Lila Bäcker shown on a standard OSM map:
The same Lila Bäcker shown within the iD Editor, with no indication that the brand is dissolved:
Adding a new Lila Bäcker can be done within iD without any alert: