Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-26 Thread Pieren
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think agricultural use is necessary for track. but the wiki does (for years if not since ever). Or alternatively similar uses (forestry, fishing). The wiki also admits that tracks can be paved which

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-26 Thread Lester Caine
Pieren wrote: Perhaps in Germany, all tracks have limited access. But they all have traffic signs indicating the restriction(s). If the tag access is missing, we cannot assume that the mapper forgot the restriction ! What is true in Germany can be wrong in many other countries. Excepted if we

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-26 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/8/26 Pieren pier...@gmail.com A highway=track + tracktype=grade1 can be safely used by normal cars. technically yes, legally it depends Perhaps in Germany, all tracks have limited access. no, it depends on the area. In some regions it is true (AFAIK only in Baden-Württemberg =

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-26 Thread Maarten Deen
On 2013-08-26 14:41, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: tracks are a type of road set up for agricultural (i.e. local traffic of who works in the fields or forests or goes fishing) traffic. How do you know that without any signs next to the road? Maarten

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-26 Thread Lester Caine
Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: But I think this direction of discussion misses the point. The point was how to classify certain types of roads (unpaved connection and residential roads). tracks are a type of road set up for agricultural (i.e. local traffic of who works in the fields or forests or

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-26 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/8/26 Maarten Deen md...@xs4all.nl On 2013-08-26 14:41, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: tracks are a type of road set up for agricultural (i.e. local traffic of who works in the fields or forests or goes fishing) traffic. How do you know that without any signs next to the road? the

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-26 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/8/26 Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk This was part of the discussion on tracks and paths at the time. AFAIK that distinction was always made by width (or width for the access-points, e.g. if they are blocked by boulders you won't be able to go there by car anyway) My own reason for

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-26 Thread Maarten Deen
On 2013-08-26 15:50, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: 2013/8/26 Maarten Deen md...@xs4all.nl On 2013-08-26 14:41, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: tracks are a type of road set up for agricultural (i.e. local traffic of who works in the fields or forests or goes fishing) traffic. How do you know that

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-25 Thread Greg Troxel
Janko Mihelić jan...@gmail.com writes: Track is used more and more for unpaved roads. Mapnik and other renderers are probably a big reason, because they don't render Surfacehttp://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Surfaceand Smoothness http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:smoothness tags. I

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-25 Thread Greg Troxel
Pieren pier...@gmail.com writes: On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Janko Mihelić jan...@gmail.com wrote: BTW osrm.at is helping in this campaign, because it doesn't route through tracks BTW I just discover that some people are tagging for routing (after tagging for the renderer). They add

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-25 Thread Greg Troxel
John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.com writes: So, how would you classify a one-lane road leading through a former field, now overgrown with 30 years or so of bushes and saplings, leading to a billboard adjoining a motorway? The only improvements the road receives is to be mowed periodically

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-25 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/8/25 Greg Troxel g...@ir.bbn.com I don't think agricultural use is necessary for track. but the wiki does (for years if not since ever). Or alternatively similar uses (forestry, fishing). cheers, Martin ___ talk mailing list

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-25 Thread Florian Lohoff
On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 02:05:51AM +0100, Lester Caine wrote: No footpaths, lights, tarmac or road markings but freely available to drive along. I have been to African countrys where even primarys dont have lights, tarmac or road markings - still they are primary roads, officially on the maps.

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-24 Thread yvecai
...@gmail.com mailto:ou98dtbi...@gmail.com *Envoyé le :* Vendredi 23 août 2013 10h16 *Objet :* Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM +1 The absence of a style for surface=unpaved leads to a very common misunderstanding and large amounts of roads mistagged

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-24 Thread Lester Caine
Ross Scanlon wrote: informationfreeway.org/?lat=-20.374lon=148.633zoom=15layers=00F000B0 You'll have to copy and paste the link. Actually you will have to do more than that. the domain is incorrectly set up, so only

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-24 Thread Ross Scanlon
On 24/08/13 17:46, Lester Caine wrote: Notice the broken casing on the sides of some of the roads. If what you are talking about is the change in style on the roads to the right, then how were they generated as they do not appear on the main database? It's nice to see I can just cut and paste

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-24 Thread Lester Caine
Ross Scanlon wrote: Notice the broken casing on the sides of some of the roads. If what you are talking about is the change in style on the roads to the right, then how were they generated as they do not appear on the main database? It's nice to see I can just cut and paste the old style

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-24 Thread Ross Scanlon
On 24/08/13 19:39, Lester Caine wrote: Ross Scanlon wrote: Notice the broken casing on the sides of some of the roads. If what you are talking about is the change in style on the roads to the right, then how were they generated as they do not appear on the main database? It's nice to see I can

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-24 Thread Lester Caine
Ross Scanlon wrote: Notice the broken casing on the sides of some of the roads. If what you are talking about is the change in style on the roads to the right, then how were they generated as they do not appear on the main database? It's nice to see I can just cut and paste the old style

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-24 Thread colliar
Am 24.08.2013 01:42, schrieb Martin Koppenhoefer: Il giorno 23/ago/2013, alle ore 16:52, Pieren pier...@gmail.com ha scritto: BTW I just discover that some people are tagging for routing (after tagging for the renderer). They add access=yes or motor_vehicle=yes to open the routable track in

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-24 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Il giorno 24/ago/2013, alle ore 15:11, colliar colliar4e...@aol.com ha scritto: Sorry, but how do you get the hint that it is a track and not an unclassified highway and you are not allowed to use it without sign ? yes, this remains a miracle for me as well, but it seems to be the legal

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-24 Thread John F. Eldredge
So, how would you classify a one-lane road leading through a former field, now overgrown with 30 years or so of bushes and saplings, leading to a billboard adjoining a motorway? The only improvements the road receives is to be mowed periodically to keep it passable, and its only use is by crews

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-24 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Il giorno 24/ago/2013, alle ore 16:04, John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.com ha scritto: So, how would you classify a one-lane road leading through a former field, now overgrown with 30 years or so of bushes and saplings, leading to a billboard adjoining a motorway? service cheers,

[OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Darren Biggs
I have been trying to have dirt roads show up in the render for about a year now. I see that that the Map legend has unsurfaced road. I have looked around but can not find any roads that have the Map Legends use of unsurfaced road(Road, but with dashes). I have looked in Europe and these

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Il giorno 23/ago/2013, alle ore 15:22, Darren Biggs ou98dtbi...@gmail.com ha scritto: I have been trying to have dirt roads show up in the render for about a year now. I see that that the Map legend has unsurfaced road. I have looked around but can not find any roads that have the Map

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Maarten Deen
On 2013-08-23 15:22, Darren Biggs wrote: I have been trying to have dirt roads show up in the render for about a year now. I see that that the Map legend has unsurfaced road. I have looked around but can not find any roads that have the Map Legends use of unsurfaced road(Road, but with

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Darren Biggs
Can someone give me a place on the Map where I can see this road shown, which I can repeat? Specifically the Unsurfaced road dashed lines. I see many tracks, but not one Unsurfaced road [image: Secondary12] Secondary road[image: Unsurfaced] Unsurfaced road[image: Track] Track[image: Byway]

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Il giorno 23/ago/2013, alle ore 15:40, Maarten Deen md...@xs4all.nl ha scritto: A track with tracktype=grade1 is could even be a proper road. -1, a track is never a proper road, otherwise it won't be a track ;-) but a track with tracktype=grade1 will always be paved (asphalt or concrete) or

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Il giorno 23/ago/2013, alle ore 15:44, Darren Biggs ou98dtbi...@gmail.com ha scritto: Specifically the Unsurfaced road dashed lines. I see many tracks, but not one Unsurfaced road any road can be unsurfaced http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway cheers,

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Janko Mihelić
Track is used more and more for unpaved roads. Mapnik and other renderers are probably a big reason, because they don't render Surfacehttp://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Surfaceand Smoothness http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:smoothness tags. I really don't know of any renderers that show

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Alex Barth
+1 The absence of a style for surface=unpaved leads to a very common misunderstanding and large amounts of roads mistagged: https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/110 On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: Il giorno

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Jean-Marc Liotier
On 23/08/2013 16:16, Alex Barth wrote: The absence of a style for surface=unpaved leads to a very common misunderstanding and large amounts of roads mistagged That is overwhelmingly the case for Africa - while there are some actual tracks there, there is a large number of unclassified unpaved

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Pieren
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Janko Mihelić jan...@gmail.com wrote: BTW osrm.at is helping in this campaign, because it doesn't route through tracks BTW I just discover that some people are tagging for routing (after tagging for the renderer). They add access=yes or motor_vehicle=yes to

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread SomeoneElse
Darren Biggs wrote: Can someone give me a place on the Map where I can see this road shown, which I can repeat? Specifically the Unsurfaced road dashed lines. I see many tracks, but not one Unsurfaced road Secondary12 Secondary road Unsurfaced Unsurfaced road Track Track Byway

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Darren Biggs
a...@mapbox.com *À :* Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com *Cc :* talk@openstreetmap.org talk@openstreetmap.org; Darren Biggs ou98dtbi...@gmail.com *Envoyé le :* Vendredi 23 août 2013 10h16 *Objet :* Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM +1 The absence of a style

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Florian Lohoff
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 03:40:33PM +0200, Maarten Deen wrote: I think the general idea is that track is a dirt roads fit for two-tracked vehicles (cars, agricultural) and path is a dirt road fit for one-tracked vehicles (because too narrow for two-tracked). A track is for aggricultural

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Lester Caine
Florian Lohoff wrote: On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 03:40:33PM +0200, Maarten Deen wrote: I think the general idea is that track is a dirt roads fit for two-tracked vehicles (cars, agricultural) and path is a dirt road fit for one-tracked vehicles (because too narrow for two-tracked). A track is for

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Florian Lohoff
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 08:01:03PM +0100, Lester Caine wrote: Sorry, but this is the whole problem with the way things had been reorganised. 'Dirt' trackways need to be rendered in a different way to highway=service, and from a rendering point of view having to search other tags to modify the

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Il giorno 23/ago/2013, alle ore 21:01, Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk ha scritto: So I will not use highway=service for trackways around here that are still used by school buses, refuse trucks and delivery lorries. what makes you believe it's a track and not an unpaved road if even the

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Il giorno 23/ago/2013, alle ore 16:52, Pieren pier...@gmail.com ha scritto: BTW I just discover that some people are tagging for routing (after tagging for the renderer). They add access=yes or motor_vehicle=yes to open the routable track in OSRM... there is no problem with tagging correct

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Ross Scanlon
@openstreetmap.org talk@openstreetmap.org mailto:talk@openstreetmap.org; Darren Biggs ou98dtbi...@gmail.com mailto:ou98dtbi...@gmail.com *Envoyé le :* Vendredi 23 août 2013 10h16 *Objet :* Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM +1 The absence of a style

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Lester Caine
Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: So I will not use highway=service for trackways around here that are still used by school buses, refuse trucks and delivery lorries. what makes you believe it's a track and not an unpaved road if even the school bus takes that road? No footpaths, lights, tarmac

Re: [OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

2013-08-23 Thread Jean-Marc Liotier
On 08/24/2013 03:05 AM, Lester Caine wrote: Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: So I will not use highway=service for trackways around here that are still used by school buses, refuse trucks and delivery lorries. what makes you believe it's a track and not an unpaved road if even the school bus takes