Re: [Tagging] layer=-1, rivers, bridges and tunnels

2014-03-25 Thread Richard Z.
On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 10:38:08PM +0100, fly wrote: > On 24.03.2014 20:45, Richard Z. wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 11:02:35AM -0300, Fernando Trebien wrote: > >> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Friedrich Volkmann wrote: > > As it might be even hard to define the ground level (we just hav

Re: [Tagging] Gritting routes

2014-03-25 Thread Rob Nickerson
> Craig said: > >What is the point in mapping roads where the gritter drives, if it is >not gritting there? How is that useful for anyone? > In the UK any government data based on a map tends to be derived from the national mapping agency and as such creates licence issues. We therefore opt to use

Re: [Tagging] surface=ground/dirt/earth

2014-03-25 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2014-03-23 20:25 GMT+01:00 vali : > Of course no ordinary car is going to use those tracks. Keep in main the > track definition: > > "Roads for agricultural use, forest tracks etc." > > Cars are not agricultural vehicles and they should not be used as a > reference when we are talking about tracks

[Tagging] Fwd: Feature Proposal - RFC - use_sideway (was bicycle=use_cycleway)

2014-03-25 Thread Pee Wee
We have not had very much response on the new proposal. That could mean that most think it is OK (hopefully) but that could also be whishfull thinking ;-) On talk

Re: [Tagging] layer=-1, rivers, bridges and tunnels

2014-03-25 Thread Dave Swarthout
+1 for Not when you could have other entities passing under the bridges. I see it as lazy & less accurate. Making OSM more accurate is a primary consideration when editing On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Dave F. wrote: > On 14/03/2014 15:57, Pieren wrote: > >> >> You don't see the point where

Re: [Tagging] Adding boat routes to wiki

2014-03-25 Thread Dave Swarthout
Actually it can be quite important even for a canoe. Perhaps not in my particular example but some bigger lakes have obstacles like islands or areas with heavy headwinds that are best avoided. Even in the small lake at center of my area of interest, Spruce Lake, the trail divides. One leg heads sou

Re: [Tagging] Adding boat routes to wiki

2014-03-25 Thread John F. Eldredge
The exact route across the lake probably isn't a big deal for a canoe, but for any watercraft requiring deeper water and/or moving at greater than hand-paddled speed, it helps to know where the recommended channel is located. On March 25, 2014 12:39:21 AM CDT, Yves wrote: > Dave, you can conne

Re: [Tagging] layer=-1, rivers, bridges and tunnels

2014-03-25 Thread Dave F.
On 14/03/2014 15:57, Pieren wrote: You don't see the point where adding one "layer=-1" is easier than adding 10 "layer=1" ? Not when you could have other entities passing under the bridges. I see it as lazy & less accurate. Making OSM more accurate is a primary consideration when editing

Re: [Tagging] Driving side

2014-03-25 Thread Pieren
On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Tobias Knerr wrote: > Could you elaborate? The "left/right" is only on boundary relations. The "opposite" is only on ways. This will also avoid a proliferation of unnecessary "driving_side=left/right" on ways where it's only required for the non-default rule. Pi