Re: [talk-au] Is the RTA making their own fork..

2010-10-18 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:33:11 -0700 Sam Vekemans wrote: > But it's great to see that they are embracing the concept of > croudsourcing, to make the city dataset better :) I just checked a regional map or two and found them appalling. They need help ;)

Re: [talk-au] Is the RTA making their own fork..

2010-10-18 Thread Sam Vekemans
Yup, thats what it looks like, it states http://www.mybikeroute.info/about+My+Bikeroute/default.aspx "• To be included in the underlying dataset for an online bike trip-planning facility offered through the Transport Info 131500 website" http://www.131500.com.au/maps/cycling And looking at the P

Re: [talk-au] Is the RTA making their own fork..

2010-10-18 Thread Steve Bennett
Hmm, interesting. Anyone know any more about it? I doubt they're making a "fork" - probably just an extra layer that sits on top of google maps? Steve On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:26 AM, David Murn wrote: > >From the NSW RTA website.. > > http://www.mybikeroute.info/ > > ‘My Bikeroute’ is the firs

[talk-au] Is the RTA making their own fork..

2010-10-18 Thread David Murn
>From the NSW RTA website.. http://www.mybikeroute.info/ ‘My Bikeroute’ is the first step in a NSW Government program to improve the availability of information about bike-riding in the State. In this first, 10-week phase we are asking cyclists to help us map the ‘bikeable’ street network in Grea

Re: [talk-au] Question re footway or path for asphalt paths in National Parks

2010-10-18 Thread Steve Bennett
On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Mark Pulley wrote: > On the wiki, it suggests using highway=footway for urban footpaths and > highway=path for hiking trails. Where does it suggest that, about highway=path? It must be the most ambiguous tag ever, with at least the following meanings: - a trail of

[talk-au] Question re footway or path for asphalt paths in National Parks

2010-10-18 Thread Mark Pulley
On the wiki, it suggests using highway=footway for urban footpaths and highway=path for hiking trails. Which is best to use for asphalt footways in national parks (e.g. wheelchair-friendly paths to lookouts) - should I use footway or path? Mark P. __