Re: [OSM-talk] Unnamed footways for pedestrian navigation

2010-09-10 Thread SomeoneElse
On 10/09/2010 11:14, Tobias Knerr wrote: Lulu-Ann wrote: I would like to add loc_name-tags for this and name ways like "footway from village A to B, west of footway crossing in MyWoodName" Yes: Don't use loc_name (or any other key that contains "name") for this. It's not a name. It's a descri

Re: [OSM-talk] Unnamed footways for pedestrian navigation

2010-09-10 Thread Peter Körner
Hi Lulu-Ann, Am 10.09.2010 12:27, schrieb Annette Thurow: Also creating way names automatically would force me to name all crossings with loc_names - this just moves the problems from ways to crossings, I guess. it should be possible to generate names for the ways by looking at the last name

Re: [OSM-talk] Unnamed footways for pedestrian navigation

2010-09-10 Thread Annette Thurow
> Hi, > > lulu-...@gmx.de wrote: > > when using OSM for a pedestrian navigation for blind persons, the > following problem appears: > > * There are unnamed foodways (in the woods). > > Most inner-city footways aren't named either, or are they? Yes, but they often connect named roads. In the woo

Re: [OSM-talk] Unnamed footways for pedestrian navigation

2010-09-10 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, lulu-...@gmx.de wrote: when using OSM for a pedestrian navigation for blind persons, the following problem appears: * There are unnamed foodways (in the woods). Most inner-city footways aren't named either, or are they? I would like to add loc_name-tags for this and name ways like "foot

Re: [OSM-talk] Unnamed footways for pedestrian navigation

2010-09-10 Thread Tobias Knerr
Lulu-Ann wrote: > I would like to add loc_name-tags for this and name ways like "footway from > village A to B, west of footway crossing in MyWoodName" > > Any suggestions? Yes: Don't use loc_name (or any other key that contains "name") for this. It's not a name. It's a description. Tobias Kner

[OSM-talk] Unnamed footways for pedestrian navigation

2010-09-10 Thread Lulu-Ann
Hi, when using OSM for a pedestrian navigation for blind persons, the following problem appears: * There are unnamed foodways (in the woods). * When navigating, crossings can only be named like "unnamed footway crossing with unnamed footway". * Using the OSM id of the way is not usable and when