Re: [Tagging] Mapping time zones as geometries (relations)

2017-03-06 Thread Frederik Ramm
Kevin, On 03/07/2017 02:06 AM, Kevin Kenny wrote: > There are reasonable use cases for wanting to take a timezone name and > get back a multipolygon Question is, does (the core database of) OSM have to fulfil these use cases! > or to get a list of name and multipolygon for > all the timezones

Re: [Tagging] Fwd: Feature Proposal - Voting - tag "motorcycle friendly" for accomodations

2017-03-06 Thread David Bannon
On 07/03/17 04:55, Thilo Haug wrote: .. I (accidentally) unsubscribed because of the "spam" coming in, means I didn't get just messages regarding the topic. Thilo, perhaps thats the underlying problem here ? You read the rules on the wiki, complied with what you understood and now, I

Re: [Tagging] Mapping time zones as geometries (relations)

2017-03-06 Thread wille
I agree with deleting the timezone relations. 2017-03-05 21:30 GMT-03:00 Frederik Ramm : > Hi, > >I would like to start a discussion about the mapping of time zones. > > There are currently 80 relations in OSM tagged as boundary=timezone > using between them over 10,000

Re: [Tagging] Mapping time zones as geometries (relations)

2017-03-06 Thread Mike Thompson
On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 6:06 PM, Kevin Kenny wrote: > > > It seems that having a 'group' relation for all the administrative regions > that use a given timezone would be useful. The timezone data itself, of > course, belongs separate, but the group relation would, to

Re: [Tagging] Mapping time zones as geometries (relations)

2017-03-06 Thread Kevin Kenny
The timezone database does not map the geographic extents of timezones. Rather, it lists them by name and gives the rules for what time they keep. The geography is explicitly out of scope, so the tzdata maintainers really shouldn't have anything to say about OSM mapping time zones! There are

Re: [Tagging] Positioning motorway exits

2017-03-06 Thread Paul Johnson
As the node lies right now looks to be what I would call the accurate location of the split. Lane placement's a hot mess though... placement=* and careful alignment of the through way would help a lot. I'd probably move node 3236281590 to it's split... On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 5:20 PM, Johan C

Re: [Tagging] Positioning motorway exits

2017-03-06 Thread Johan C
370544 is the one. 2017-03-07 0:53 GMT+01:00 Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com>: > 10 nodes on that changeset - 6 were deleted .. one is a new node (as > indicated by its version number, leaving a choice of 3 > > >- 3236281590, v3 >- 3236281562,

Re: [Tagging] Positioning motorway exits

2017-03-06 Thread Warin
10 nodes on that changeset - 6 were deleted .. one is a new node (as indicated by its version number, leaving a choice of 3 * 3236281590, v3 * 3236281562, v2 * Kreuz Köln-Süd (370544, v13)

Re: [Tagging] Mapping time zones as geometries (relations)

2017-03-06 Thread Aun Johnsen
> > On 3/6/17 11:21 AM, Paul Johnson wrote: >> On Mar 5, 2017 18:30, "Frederik Ramm" > > wrote: >> >>Hi, >> >> I would like to start a discussion about the mapping of time zones. >> >> >>What do you think? >> >> >> I'm

Re: [Tagging] Positioning motorway exits

2017-03-06 Thread Johan C
The motorway_junction node of the A4 towards A555, which was moved westwards by 100 meters. 2017-03-07 0:02 GMT+01:00 Paul Johnson : > Which node? > > On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Johan C wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm in a discussion with a user who

Re: [Tagging] Positioning motorway exits

2017-03-06 Thread Paul Johnson
Which node? On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Johan C wrote: > Hi, > > I'm in a discussion with a user who positions the motorway exit in a, > IMHO, uncommon way. Though it's not uncommon for OSM to have multipiple > solutions for the same problem I would like to have your

[Tagging] Positioning motorway exits

2017-03-06 Thread Johan C
Hi, I'm in a discussion with a user who positions the motorway exit in a, IMHO, uncommon way. Though it's not uncommon for OSM to have multipiple solutions for the same problem I would like to have your opinion on this one: http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/41264608 Kind regards, Johan

Re: [Tagging] Mapping time zones as geometries (relations)

2017-03-06 Thread L. David Baron
On Monday 2017-03-06 14:15 -0500, Richard Welty wrote: > On 3/6/17 11:21 AM, Paul Johnson wrote: > > On Mar 5, 2017 18:30, "Frederik Ramm" > > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > >I would like to start a discussion about the mapping of time

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - tag "motorcycle friendly" for accomodations

2017-03-06 Thread Thilo Haug
I f I have the choice just to get daily / weekly updates, that wouldn't even be a problem. Unless I wonder why a mail program shouldn't be able to filter messages by Topic. Am 06.03.2017 um 22:14 schrieb ksg: >> Am 06.03.2017 um 18:55 schrieb Thilo Haug : >> >> >> I (accidentally)

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - tag "motorcycle friendly" for accomodations

2017-03-06 Thread ksg
> Am 06.03.2017 um 18:55 schrieb Thilo Haug : > > > I (accidentally) unsubscribed because of the "spam" coming in, > means I didn't get just messages regarding the topic. > I assume others will possibly act similar. > Due to the (anachronistic) nature of a mailing list a

Re: [Tagging] Mapping time zones as geometries (relations)

2017-03-06 Thread Richard Welty
On 3/6/17 11:21 AM, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Mar 5, 2017 18:30, "Frederik Ramm" > wrote: > > Hi, > >I would like to start a discussion about the mapping of time zones. > > > What do you think? > > > I'm generally opposed to mapping

Re: [Tagging] Mapping time zones as geometries (relations)

2017-03-06 Thread Colin Smale
On 2017-03-06 17:51, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Colin Smale wrote: > > On 2017-03-06 17:21, Paul Johnson wrote: > > On Mar 5, 2017 18:30, "Frederik Ramm" wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to start a discussion about the

Re: [Tagging] Fwd: Feature Proposal - Voting - tag "motorcycle friendly" for accomodations

2017-03-06 Thread Thilo Haug
I agree with Martin, thanks anyway for your work in the wiki. Is there someone we could contact to change the mail text ? (To avoid this happens again to the next) I (accidentally) unsubscribed because of the "spam" coming in, means I didn't get just messages regarding the topic. I assume others

Re: [Tagging] Fwd: Feature Proposal - Voting - tag "motorcycle friendly" for accomodations

2017-03-06 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2017-03-06 17:46 GMT+01:00 Michael Reichert : > Hi Martin and others, > > Am 2017-03-06 um 17:37 schrieb Martin Koppenhoefer: > > yes, that wording is unfortunate, because in most/many OSM mailing lists > > messages never get approved. I am myself admin of a very small regional >

Re: [Tagging] how to map simple buildings

2017-03-06 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 2:11 PM, "Christian Müller" wrote: > > Gesendet: Sonntag, 05. März 2017 um 20:22 Uhr > > Von: "Peter Barth" > > An: "Tag discussion, strategy and related tools" < > tagging@openstreetmap.org> > > Betreff: Re: [Tagging] how to map simple

Re: [Tagging] Mapping time zones as geometries (relations)

2017-03-06 Thread Paul Johnson
On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 10:42 AM, Colin Smale wrote: > On 2017-03-06 17:21, Paul Johnson wrote: > > On Mar 5, 2017 18:30, "Frederik Ramm" wrote: > > Hi, > >I would like to start a discussion about the mapping of time zones. > > > > What do you

Re: [Tagging] Fwd: Feature Proposal - Voting - tag "motorcycle friendly" for accomodations

2017-03-06 Thread Michael Reichert
Hi Martin and others, Am 2017-03-06 um 17:37 schrieb Martin Koppenhoefer: > yes, that wording is unfortunate, because in most/many OSM mailing lists > messages never get approved. I am myself admin of a very small regional ML > and from time to time there are periods where a lot of spam arrives,

Re: [Tagging] Mapping time zones as geometries (relations)

2017-03-06 Thread Colin Smale
On 2017-03-06 17:21, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Mar 5, 2017 18:30, "Frederik Ramm" wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I would like to start a discussion about the mapping of time zones. > >> What do you think? > > I'm generally opposed to mapping timezones in OpenStreetMap unless the

Re: [Tagging] Fwd: Feature Proposal - Voting - tag "motorcycle friendly" for accomodations

2017-03-06 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2017-03-06 0:14 GMT+01:00 Thilo Haug : > That's how it looks like, > but the email should also inform about this possibility. > > There should be either a text that it's necessary to resend it when > subscribed to the list > or a possibility (link) to check whether it meanwhile

Re: [Tagging] EuroVelo tagging

2017-03-06 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 12:55 PM, Volker Schmidt wrote: > As EV routes are not managed as single entities, every route is split in > pieces managed on a country basis. I know the situation in Italy, as I am > involved in regional and national cycle routes here. EV routes are

Re: [Tagging] Mapping time zones as geometries (relations)

2017-03-06 Thread Paul Johnson
On Mar 5, 2017 18:30, "Frederik Ramm" wrote: Hi, I would like to start a discussion about the mapping of time zones. What do you think? I'm generally opposed to mapping timezones in OpenStreetMap unless the tzdata maintainers are 100% on board. Since timezones are a