Re: [talk-au] Railtrails

2009-08-06 Thread Liz
On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, Evan Sebire wrote: > A complicated solution would be to have user options similar to non-web > applications. Tick-box to emphasise paths that have bicycle = yes tag. The > current cycle map is good but tick-boxes for other properties such as fuel, > bbq, motel etc. The renderi

Re: [talk-au] Railtrails

2009-08-06 Thread Ross Scanlon
On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 10:30:02 +0200 Evan Sebire wrote: > Maybe slightly off-topic but does the current rendering engine obey the width > parameter? I wanted to fix up a river that is in some parts 10m wide and > others 100m. Would setting the width be the correct way to make it render > bette

Re: [talk-au] Railtrails

2009-08-06 Thread Evan Sebire
On Thursday 06 Aug 2009 10:13:47 John Smith wrote: > --- On Thu, 6/8/09, Evan Sebire wrote: > > A complicated solution would be to have user options > > similar to non-web > > applications. Tick-box to emphasise paths that have > > bicycle = yes tag. The > > current cycle map is good but tick-bo

Re: [talk-au] Railtrails

2009-08-06 Thread John Smith
--- On Thu, 6/8/09, Evan Sebire wrote: > A complicated solution would be to have user options > similar to non-web > applications.  Tick-box to emphasise paths that have > bicycle = yes tag. The > current cycle map is good but tick-boxes for other > properties such as fuel, > bbq, motel etc. 

Re: [talk-au] Railtrails

2009-08-06 Thread Evan Sebire
On Thursday 06 Aug 2009 09:21:59 John Smith wrote: > --- On Thu, 6/8/09, Evan Sebire wrote: > > I'm just still not sure if we should categorise paths so > > they display > > correctly with the current limitations of a rendering > > algorithm. > > What limitation? :) > > We're currently in the pro

Re: [talk-au] Railtrails

2009-08-06 Thread John Smith
--- On Thu, 6/8/09, Evan Sebire wrote: > I'm just still not sure if we should categorise paths so > they display > correctly with the current limitations of a rendering > algorithm. What limitation? :) We're currently in the process of defining how things render how we choose, we just need t

Re: [talk-au] Railtrails

2009-08-06 Thread Evan Sebire
I'm just still not sure if we should categorise paths so they display correctly with the current limitations of a rendering algorithm. When reading the main wiki (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features#Cycleway ) I understand the definition of cycleway to mean bicycle only paths or pat

Re: [talk-au] Railtrails

2009-08-05 Thread jhen
Noted. As far as I'm aware, all railtrails are designed predominantly for bicycle use.  This is a reflection of both the distances usually involved and the users they attract.  I do see the occasional walker on a railtrail, and these, horse riders and wheelchair users are also encouraged to use

Re: [talk-au] Railtrails

2009-08-05 Thread Evan Sebire
I would have thought that the tag highway=path would be more appropriate. After that follow what is in the wiki guidelines. I don't think we should necessarily appeal to the majority/minority on a particular path, but describe its properties. I was labelling many hiking paths as footway but have

Re: [talk-au] Railtrails

2009-08-05 Thread Liz
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, John Henderson wrote: > I expect to be mapping some of these sooner or later. I note that > there's no > > highway= > > tag given at > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidelines#Rail_Trail >s > > Is this intentional? Or an oversight? > > I'd expect

Re: [talk-au] Railtrails

2009-08-05 Thread John Smith
--- On Wed, 5/8/09, John Henderson wrote: > Is this intentional?  Or an oversight? That's only a guide for specific things, the main map features should be checked first. > I'd expect them to be "highway=cycleway", making the > "bicycle=yes" tag > redundant. If you mean what I think you m

[talk-au] Railtrails

2009-08-05 Thread John Henderson
I expect to be mapping some of these sooner or later. I note that there's no highway= tag given at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidelines#Rail_Trails Is this intentional? Or an oversight? I'd expect them to be "highway=cycleway", making the "bicycle=yes" ta