Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only Tag - is it the right choice ?

2012-10-28 Thread Ross Scanlon

You point out the problem with this:

tracktype is ignored on everything except highway=track

You would have to modify this in the rendering anyway.

As 4wd_only can apply to any highway= tag it is more appropriate.

From memory this was part of the original discussion when 4wd_only was 
proposed.


Additionally my feeling is that because it's not rendered it's not used 
and Australian understanding of 4WD is definitely different to the 
European understanding.


Have a look through the original proposal on the wiki and also the 
smoothness discussion



Cheers
Ross


On 28/10/12 11:00, David Bannon wrote:

Now, I am not suggesting that tracktype is a dropin replacement for
4wd_only, far from it, the definition I read says to me it stops before
4wd_only (see  http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tracktype ) but we
might find getting a grade 6 and grade 7 (or better still,
4wdRecommended and 4wdOnly) added to tracktype easier than getting
4wd_only=recommended added to the list. And if we do, then with all
those numbers, we may be able to get special rendering, and, importantly
special routing rules apply to them.

Indeed, seems that at present, all five grades of tracktype are rendered
differently. Ranges from grade one as a thin but solid brown line to
grade5's small dots.

So, I know this is not what was discussed, but do people want to re
think the agreed position ?

David




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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only Tag - is it the right choice ?

2012-10-27 Thread David Bannon
 
(Hmm, size limit in postings to list, makes sense...)

 Hi Ross, good points, not sure if they are great points however. I
think it might be a case of the path of least resistance.

> tracktype is ignored on everything except highway=track
Yep, thats the biggie ! However, 4wd_only is not rendered on any OSM
maps I am aware of either. You and I know better ...
So, it seems to me that its just as hard to convince the render people
about tracktype as 4wd_only. And tracktype has a lot bigger following.
I have already been told by one routing engine group that "4wd_only is
just an Australian thing".
If we follow the model, suggested by yourself (?) that we mark 4x4
tracks by appending "(4wd only)" to the road name, then that can be
applied to any road. 
Overall, I suspect its far from agreed that tracktype should apply to
only highway=track. If we all put our shoulder to the door

> .. my feeling is that because it's not rendered it's not used
Thats the reason I got excited. tracktype is rendered on the OSM
websites slippery map, see
http://www.users.on.net/~dbannon/tracktype.png  . Ranges from a
single brown line to a line of dots. So that means the rendering
engine is aware of the tag. It knows nothing about 4wd_only. So we'd
need start from scratch there.

> Australian understanding of 4WD is definitely different to the
European understanding.
And I would not have it any other way ! I just saw a note that says,
to the effect of "In Germany, we are not allowed to drive on most
unmade modes". Sigh  
But yes, the current descriptions of tracktype are pretty much
"English country gardens", but thats something we can work on.

David

- Original Message -
From: "David Bannon" 
To:, , "David Bannon" 
Cc:
Sent:Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:48:28 +1030
Subject:Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only Tag - is it the right choice ?

  

 Hi Ross, good points, not sure if they are great points however. I
think it might be a case of the path of least resistance.

> tracktype is ignored on everything except highway=track
Yep, thats the biggie ! However, 4wd_only is not rendered on any OSM
maps I am aware of either. You and I know better ...
So, it seems to me that its just as hard to convince the render people
about tracktype as 4wd_only. And tracktype has a lot bigger following.
I have already been told by one routing engine group that "4wd_only is
just an Australian thing".
If we follow the model, suggested by yourself (?) that we mark 4x4
tracks by appending "(4wd only)" to the road name, then that can be
applied to any road. 
Overall, I suspect its far from agreed that tracktype should apply to
only highway=track. If we all put our shoulder to the door.

> .. my feeling is that because it's not rendered it's not used
Thats the reason I got excited. tracktype is rendered on the OSM
websites slippery map, see attached. Ranges from a single brown line
to a line of dots. So that means the rendering engine is aware of the
tag. It knows nothing about 4wd_only

> Australian understanding of 4WD is definitely different to the
European understanding.
And I would not have it any other way ! I just saw a note that says,
to the effect of "In Germany, we are not allowed to drive on most
unmade modes". Sigh  
But yes, the current descriptions of tracktype are pretty much
"English country gardens", but thats something we can work on.

David

- Original Message -
 From: i...@4x4falcon.com 
To:, "David Bannon" 
Cc: 
Sent:Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:22:55 +1000
Subject:Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only Tag - is it the right choice ?

 You point out the problem with this:

 tracktype is ignored on everything except highway=track

 You would have to modify this in the rendering anyway.

 As 4wd_only can apply to any highway= tag it is more appropriate.

 From memory this was part of the original discussion when 4wd_only
was 
 proposed.

 Additionally my feeling is that because it's not rendered it's not
used 
 and Australian understanding of 4WD is definitely different to the 
 European understanding.

 Have a look through the original proposal on the wiki and also the 
 smoothness discussion

 Cheers
 Ross

 On 28/10/12 11:00, David Bannon wrote:
 > Now, I am not suggesting that tracktype is a dropin replacement for
 > 4wd_only, far from it, the definition I read says to me it stops
before
 > 4wd_only (see http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tracktype )
but we
 > might find getting a grade 6 and grade 7 (or better still,
 > 4wdRecommended and 4wdOnly) added to tracktype easier than getting
 > 4wd_only=recommended added to the list. And if we do, then with all
 > those numbers, we may be able to get special rendering, and,
importantly
 > special routing rules apply to them.
 >
 > Indeed, seems that at present, all five grades of tracktype are
rende

[talk-au] 4wd_only Tag - is it the right choice ?

2012-10-27 Thread David Bannon

 Folks, you have every right to call me fickle.  But maybe we need to
be realistic ? This is a follow up to the discussion about advice that
appears on Australian_Tagging_Guidelines and a programme to see better
default rendering of dirt and 4x4 roads.

Firstly, I approve of the 4wd_only tag, I have used it and thinks its
a excellent description. However, putting together my arguments I plan
to present to the OSM Guardians, I have been looking at alternatives.
I have not used tracktype in the past, mainly because I did not like
its uninformative discriptions and the fact that it was described as
being "of limited relevance to Australia". Its interesting to see just
how many times 4wd_only is used compared to tracktype, here are some
stats -

4wd_only (yes and recommended)
Australia  - 930
Rest of the world -  264

tracktype (grades 1-5)
Australia - about 6000
Rest of the world - about 127,000

Now, I am not suggesting that tracktype is a dropin replacement for
4wd_only, far from it, the definition I read says to me it stops
before 4wd_only (see 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tracktype ) but we might find
getting a grade 6 and grade 7 (or better still, 4wdRecommended and
4wdOnly) added to tracktype easier than getting 4wd_only=recommended
added to the list. And if we do, then with all those numbers, we may
be able to get special rendering, and, importantly special routing
rules apply to them.

I just did some (naughty) tests on the main OSM map and find that at
present, tracktype is ignored for anything other than highway=track,
the tracktype wiki page complains about this too. That would have to
change. But it is closer than we are with 4wd_only= tag. Nice thing is
the two could exist side by side -
4wd_only=yes 
tracktype=grade5

Indeed, seems that at present, all five grades of tracktype are
rendered differently. Ranges from grade one as a thin but solid brown
line to grade5's small dots. 

So, I know this is not what was discussed, but do people want to re
think the agreed position ?

David   


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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only=yes now renders

2009-08-21 Thread Matt White
John Smith wrote:
> http://maps.bigtincan.com/?zoom=18&lat=-26.191806577279&lon=152.62008508749
>
>   
Lovely work...

Matt

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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only=yes now renders

2009-08-21 Thread John Smith
Also I figured out how to render (4WD Only) on unnamed roads:

http://maps.bigtincan.com/?zoom=16&lat=-26.1491199&lon=152.554492


  

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[talk-au] 4wd_only proposal

2009-08-21 Thread John Smith
Final tally was 12 yes v 9 no so it passed.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:4wd_only%3Dyes


  

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[talk-au] 4wd_only=yes now renders

2009-08-20 Thread John Smith
http://maps.bigtincan.com/?zoom=18&lat=-26.191806577279&lon=152.62008508749




  

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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-13 Thread Jason Stirk
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/4WD_Only

2009/8/14 Andrew Laughton 

> Where is the Wiki ?
>
>
> 2009/8/14 Jason Stirk 
>
> Voted
>>
>> 2009/8/14 Elizabeth Dodd 
>>
>> On Fri, 14 Aug 2009, John Smith wrote:
>>> > --- On Thu, 13/8/09, Liz  wrote:
>>> > > there are some things that are best done by action rather
>>> > > than talk
>>> > > and 4wd_only os one of them.
>>> > > we make a decision
>>> > > we go ahead
>>> >
>>> > There needs to be another 3 votes to meet the current minimum standard
>>> of
>>> > 15 votes, so far there is 7 for and 5 against.
>>> >
>>> > If you haven't voted, please vote.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> OK I've voted
>>> That's the first time I've voted on anything on the wiki
>>> we've got 13 now
>>> please 2 more people vote
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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-13 Thread Andrew Laughton
Where is the Wiki ?


2009/8/14 Jason Stirk 

> Voted
>
> 2009/8/14 Elizabeth Dodd 
>
> On Fri, 14 Aug 2009, John Smith wrote:
>> > --- On Thu, 13/8/09, Liz  wrote:
>> > > there are some things that are best done by action rather
>> > > than talk
>> > > and 4wd_only os one of them.
>> > > we make a decision
>> > > we go ahead
>> >
>> > There needs to be another 3 votes to meet the current minimum standard
>> of
>> > 15 votes, so far there is 7 for and 5 against.
>> >
>> > If you haven't voted, please vote.
>>
>>
>>
>> OK I've voted
>> That's the first time I've voted on anything on the wiki
>> we've got 13 now
>> please 2 more people vote
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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-13 Thread Jason Stirk
Voted

2009/8/14 Elizabeth Dodd 

> On Fri, 14 Aug 2009, John Smith wrote:
> > --- On Thu, 13/8/09, Liz  wrote:
> > > there are some things that are best done by action rather
> > > than talk
> > > and 4wd_only os one of them.
> > > we make a decision
> > > we go ahead
> >
> > There needs to be another 3 votes to meet the current minimum standard of
> > 15 votes, so far there is 7 for and 5 against.
> >
> > If you haven't voted, please vote.
>
>
>
> OK I've voted
> That's the first time I've voted on anything on the wiki
> we've got 13 now
> please 2 more people vote
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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-13 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Fri, 14 Aug 2009, John Smith wrote:
> --- On Thu, 13/8/09, Liz  wrote:
> > there are some things that are best done by action rather
> > than talk
> > and 4wd_only os one of them.
> > we make a decision
> > we go ahead
>
> There needs to be another 3 votes to meet the current minimum standard of
> 15 votes, so far there is 7 for and 5 against.
>
> If you haven't voted, please vote.



OK I've voted
That's the first time I've voted on anything on the wiki
we've got 13 now
please 2 more people vote

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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-13 Thread John Smith
--- On Thu, 13/8/09, Liz  wrote:

> there are some things that are best done by action rather
> than talk
> and 4wd_only os one of them.
> we make a decision
> we go ahead

There needs to be another 3 votes to meet the current minimum standard of 15 
votes, so far there is 7 for and 5 against.

If you haven't voted, please vote.


  

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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-13 Thread Liz
On Thu, 13 Aug 2009, John Smith wrote:
> > Has anyone discussed the appropriateness of using the
> > "4wd_only" nomenclature?
> > It seems a bit Australia(NZ?) specific. Maybe that is why
>
> Is also in at least Iceland.
>
> > there is so much
> > opposition. Seems the Wiki proposal is losing the vote.
>
> It looks about 50/50, but I just went and looked at the database structure
> and it seems to me access=4wd_only or access=4wd_recommended would be much
> easier to implement as there is a column for that already, so no code in
> the import side of things or anything else would be needed.
>
> I guess I should have checked sooner on the easiest way to implement this,
> not just what someone else had already thought of.

there are some things that are best done by action rather than talk
and 4wd_only os one of them.
we make a decision
we go ahead



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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-12 Thread John Smith
--- On Wed, 12/8/09, BlueMM  wrote:

> Has anyone discussed the appropriateness of using the
> "4wd_only" nomenclature?
> It seems a bit Australia(NZ?) specific. Maybe that is why

Is also in at least Iceland.

> there is so much
> opposition. Seems the Wiki proposal is losing the vote.

It looks about 50/50, but I just went and looked at the database structure and 
it seems to me access=4wd_only or access=4wd_recommended would be much easier 
to implement as there is a column for that already, so no code in the import 
side of things or anything else would be needed.

I guess I should have checked sooner on the easiest way to implement this, not 
just what someone else had already thought of.


  

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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-12 Thread Roy Wallace
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:34 AM, BlueMM wrote:
> Has anyone discussed the appropriateness of using the "4wd_only" nomenclature?
> It seems a bit Australia(NZ?) specific. Maybe that is why there is so much
> opposition. Seems the Wiki proposal is losing the vote.
> What about something based on "offroad", that seems to be fairly universal (in
> understanding).
> Maybe offroad_only; offroad_vehicles_only; offroad_vehicles; offroader;
> offroaders etc.
> Making it clear that this is mainly for signs as opposed to subjective opinion
> like the smoothness debacle seems to help as well.
>
> Of course, an en-au localisation of JOSM (Aust. translation) could show
> "offroad" tags as "4wd" so Australian JOSM users will recognise it instantly.

IMHO using "offroad" does NOT make it more clear that "this is mainly
for signs". I can't think of any reason why "offroad" would be better
than 4wd_only, especially given that "4WD Only" or similar is exactly
what is on the sign.

Perhaps "designated_4wd_only", but that looks horrible.

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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-12 Thread BlueMM
John Smith  writes:

> --- On Wed, 5/8/09, b.schulz...@...
>  wrote:
> 
> > Otherwise 4wd_only=yes could mean "any road which is
> > signposted as 4wd_only", regardless of legality.
> 
> If it's signed on a public road sign it most likely is legally enforced since 
> you would be disobeying a legal directive.
> 
> However I haven't heard of anyone being ticketed, not that it hasn't happened 
> but it didn't make the news.
> 
> I'm not sure what the legality of a NPWS signs are, since that isn't the same 
> thing as a regular public road.
> 
> In any case, it's on a sign and it's verifiable which is the basic premise of 
> mapping with OSM.

I believe in Victoria it's only a directive if it is on a white sign, yellow
background signs are advisory only (not enforceable).

Has anyone discussed the appropriateness of using the "4wd_only" nomenclature?
It seems a bit Australia(NZ?) specific. Maybe that is why there is so much
opposition. Seems the Wiki proposal is losing the vote.
What about something based on "offroad", that seems to be fairly universal (in
understanding).
Maybe offroad_only; offroad_vehicles_only; offroad_vehicles; offroader;
offroaders etc.
Making it clear that this is mainly for signs as opposed to subjective opinion
like the smoothness debacle seems to help as well.

Of course, an en-au localisation of JOSM (Aust. translation) could show
"offroad" tags as "4wd" so Australian JOSM users will recognise it instantly.

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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-06 Thread Roy Wallace
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 11:26 PM, John Smith wrote:
> --- On Thu, 6/8/09, b.schulz...@scu.edu.au  wrote:
>> Why do all the Australian mapping
>> guidelines need to be global? So long as what we tag ends up
>> being consistent enough that their rendering works 99% of
>> the time it's not really going to change anything.

Precisely because we want their rendering AND routing software to work
99% of the time...

> The problem isn't with OSM specifically, it's the potential of 3rd party 
> software such as routing software. If we were to have no regards, and those 
> in the US did the same, and those in Germany etc etc etc the authors of such 
> software will just write software for the more popular regions of the planet 
> and that could have a serious outcome for us due to being so under populated.

Exactly.

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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-06 Thread Liz
On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, John Smith wrote:
> > Meh, who cares. What we're
> > essentially doing here is forking OSM, just while still
> > using their database. Why do all the Australian mapping
> > guidelines need to be global? So long as what we tag ends up
> > being consistent enough that their rendering works 99% of
> > the time it's not really going to change anything.
> > Isn't this the whole point of being "Open"?
> > The fact that we can take their data and make something
> > better without having to start from scratch.
> >
> > Basically, the idea that it's possible to come up with
> > a tagging scheme which works perfectly across all
> > international juristictions is not one which is based in
> > reality. Lets just do our own thing and nuts to the rest of
> > the world.
>
> The problem isn't with OSM specifically, it's the potential of 3rd party
> software such as routing software. If we were to have no regards, and those
> in the US did the same, and those in Germany etc etc etc the authors of
> such software will just write software for the more popular regions of the
> planet and that could have a serious outcome for us due to being so under
> populated.

I suspect that most of really third party stuff is Garmin, so if we are still 
compatible with Garmin we will be usable long term

I don't think that the noisy German guy has much backup from his compatriots. 
We hear him all the time, and not many other voices


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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-06 Thread John Smith

--- On Thu, 6/8/09, b.schulz...@scu.edu.au  wrote:

> Meh, who cares. What we're
> essentially doing here is forking OSM, just while still
> using their database. Why do all the Australian mapping
> guidelines need to be global? So long as what we tag ends up
> being consistent enough that their rendering works 99% of
> the time it's not really going to change anything.
> Isn't this the whole point of being "Open"?
> The fact that we can take their data and make something
> better without having to start from scratch.
> 
> Basically, the idea that it's possible to come up with
> a tagging scheme which works perfectly across all
> international juristictions is not one which is based in
> reality. Lets just do our own thing and nuts to the rest of
> the world.

The problem isn't with OSM specifically, it's the potential of 3rd party 
software such as routing software. If we were to have no regards, and those in 
the US did the same, and those in Germany etc etc etc the authors of such 
software will just write software for the more popular regions of the planet 
and that could have a serious outcome for us due to being so under populated.


  

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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-06 Thread John Smith



--- On Thu, 6/8/09, Matt White  wrote:

> Anyway, thanks for kicking it off again, and I was going to
> say that I give it 6 hours before some dickhead goes "but
> what about my Lamborghini - that's 4WD", but I noticed it's
> already happened on the main list... mapping by committee at
> it's finest.

They seemed to have been pacified by the fact it's reporting of what's on signs 
and not the subjective opinion of a mapper, so it might end up getting passed. 
Someone posted in the discussion page about them being used in Iceland too so 
that helped.


  

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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-06 Thread b . schulz . 10
Meh, who cares. What we're essentially doing here is forking OSM, just while 
still using their database. Why do all the Australian mapping guidelines need 
to be global? So long as what we tag ends up being consistent enough that their 
rendering works 99% of the time it's not really going to change anything. Isn't 
this the whole point of being "Open"? The fact that we can take their data and 
make something better without having to start from scratch.

Basically, the idea that it's possible to come up with a tagging scheme which 
works perfectly across all international juristictions is not one which is 
based in reality. Lets just do our own thing and nuts to the rest of the world.

- Original Message -
From: Matt White 
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009 9:37 pm
Subject: Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only
To: Liz 
Cc: talk-au@openstreetmap.org

> Liz wrote:
> > On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, Matt White wrote:
> >   
> >> Anyway, thanks for kicking it off again, and I was going to 
> say that I
> >> give it 6 hours before some dickhead goes "but what about my 
> Lamborghini>> - that's 4WD", but I noticed it's already happened 
> on the main list...
> >> mapping by committee at it's finest.
> >> 
> > the lamborghini is AWD isn't it?
> >   
> >   
> Well, I guess Australians probably recognise the difference 
> between 
> high-clearance, diff locking 4WD as actual 4WD, and AWD road 
> cars, but 
> evidently not everybody globally.
> 
> Matt
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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-06 Thread Matt White
Liz wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, Matt White wrote:
>   
>> Anyway, thanks for kicking it off again, and I was going to say that I
>> give it 6 hours before some dickhead goes "but what about my Lamborghini
>> - that's 4WD", but I noticed it's already happened on the main list...
>> mapping by committee at it's finest.
>> 
> the lamborghini is AWD isn't it?
>   
>   
Well, I guess Australians probably recognise the difference between 
high-clearance, diff locking 4WD as actual 4WD, and AWD road cars, but 
evidently not everybody globally.

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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-06 Thread Liz
On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, Matt White wrote:
> Anyway, thanks for kicking it off again, and I was going to say that I
> give it 6 hours before some dickhead goes "but what about my Lamborghini
> - that's 4WD", but I noticed it's already happened on the main list...
> mapping by committee at it's finest.
the lamborghini is AWD isn't it?



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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-06 Thread Matt White
John Smith wrote:
> While it's not my proposal I updated it to match the current aussie 
> guidelines. Please vote for it if you are in favour of this tag so we can get 
> 4WD Only tacked on the end of road ways.
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/4WD_Only
>
> Australian Tagging Guidelines, based on talk-au threads.
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidelines#4WD_only_track
>
>   
I started this proposal a while ago (Jan maybe?), but it sort of got 
lost in the surface=*/smoothness=* barney... (which in all honesty needs 
to be revisited, seeing as the current surface tag is pretty lacking)

Anyway, thanks for kicking it off again, and I was going to say that I 
give it 6 hours before some dickhead goes "but what about my Lamborghini 
- that's 4WD", but I noticed it's already happened on the main list... 
mapping by committee at it's finest.

Matt



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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-05 Thread John Smith

--- On Wed, 5/8/09, b.schulz...@scu.edu.au  wrote:

> Otherwise 4wd_only=yes could mean "any road which is
> signposted as 4wd_only", regardless of legality.

If it's signed on a public road sign it most likely is legally enforced since 
you would be disobeying a legal directive.

However I haven't heard of anyone being ticketed, not that it hasn't happened 
but it didn't make the news.

I'm not sure what the legality of a NPWS signs are, since that isn't the same 
thing as a regular public road.

In any case, it's on a sign and it's verifiable which is the basic premise of 
mapping with OSM.


  

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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-05 Thread b . schulz . 10
Would it be useful to change 4wd_only=yes to read:

4wd_only=yes is for roads which are legally mandated to be 4WD only.

I
saw one in Victoria which was signposted as 4WD only and the guy I was
staying with mentioned that it was illegal to take a 2WD car on roads
signposted as 4WD only. Is somebody from Vic able to confirm/deny this?

Otherwise 4wd_only=yes could mean "any road which is signposted as 4wd_only", 
regardless of legality.

- Original Message -
From: John Smith 
Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 4:06 pm
Subject: [talk-au] 4wd_only
To: talk-au@openstreetmap.org

> 
> While it's not my proposal I updated it to match the current 
> aussie guidelines. Please vote for it if you are in favour of 
> this tag so we can get 4WD Only tacked on the end of road ways.
> 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/4WD_Only
> 
> Australian Tagging Guidelines, based on talk-au threads.
> 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidelines#4WD_only_track
> 
> 
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Re: [talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-05 Thread Liz
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, John Smith wrote:
> While it's not my proposal I updated it to match the current aussie
> guidelines. Please vote for it if you are in favour of this tag so we can
> get 4WD Only tacked on the end of road ways.
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/4WD_Only
>
> Australian Tagging Guidelines, based on talk-au threads.
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidelines#4WD_only_t
>rack
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this morning on my bicycle
i decided we needed a page which was
restrictions : miscellaneous
with a note that not all of these would be valid in all jurisdictions 
and we could put the seasonal roads, the dry weather roads, the 4wd only roads 
in this
still need intermittent or rarely seen lakes and waterways like Lake Eyre or 
the Darling River, 
and a more general page title would mean we could shove those under the same 
heading


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[talk-au] 4wd_only

2009-08-04 Thread John Smith

While it's not my proposal I updated it to match the current aussie guidelines. 
Please vote for it if you are in favour of this tag so we can get 4WD Only 
tacked on the end of road ways.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/4WD_Only

Australian Tagging Guidelines, based on talk-au threads.

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidelines#4WD_only_track


  

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