Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, that is under as in closer to the centre of the earth, but not under as in if you look up you see the bottom of the bridge. You are thinking of lines, but this isn't how data is stored or processed with OSM, everything is

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: I'm starting to like this idea. But the problem with this is how to define that section of way, so as not to introduce a maintenance You really don't want to pull on that thread, the same can be said for bridges or virtually

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:58 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: The solution depends on what problem you are trying to solve, if you are trying to find attributes of a bridge or restrictions of a way, my suggestion

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 4:05 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: I'm starting to like this idea. But the problem with this is how to define that section of way, so as not to introduce a maintenance You really don't want

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: For maxspeed (your example), the restriction should be applied to the Exactly, you may have to break a way up to apply maxspeed tags to several different parts of what was originally a single way. Exactly the same as a bridge,

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread James Livingston
On 28/07/2009, at 10:31 AM, Roy Wallace wrote: On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Stephen Hopeslh...@gmail.com wrote: It is the road under the bridge that has the limitation, not the bridge. Divided roads often have different max heights on each side, but it is one level bridge over the

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread James Livingston
On 28/07/2009, at 11:04 AM, Ross Scanlon wrote: On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:34:00 +1000 Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: A clearance tag could just as easily be misinterpreted as the maxheight tag. I don't see how. bridge=yes; clearance=2.8... Does this mean the bridge has a

[talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread John Smith
I've noticed some people have tagged bridges with height=*, rather than tagging the road way under the bridge as maxheight=* and I'm kind of unsure which is better. By using height you don't have to break the way under the bridge up, on the other hand maxheight is specific to the road under

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 6:57 PM, John Smith delta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: I've noticed some people have tagged bridges with height=*, rather than tagging the road way under the bridge as maxheight=* and I'm kind of unsure which is better. I think the bridge should be tagged. Firstly,

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread John Smith
--- On Mon, 27/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: I think the bridge should be tagged. There was an overwhelming response on the main talk list that this be tagged as maxheight on the way that has the restriction, ie you can't go under the bridge unless you are under x metres.

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:47 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Mon, 27/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: I think the bridge should be tagged. There was an overwhelming response on the main talk list that this be tagged as maxheight on the way that has the

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Stephen Hope
No, you're wrong here. Maxheight is an element of the way that goes under the bridge. It is caused by the bridge, but it is not part of the bridge. It is the road under the bridge that has the limitation, not the bridge. Divided roads often have different max heights on each side, but it is one

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Cameron
I think tag the part of the way that is signed. Generally before bridges there is a sign informing road users of the bridge's restrictions. Sometimes they will offer an alternate route for larger vehicles. So tag from the nearest junction if available or the sign. A clearance tag could just as

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Stephen Hopeslh...@gmail.com wrote: No, you're wrong here. Maxheight is an element of the way that goes under the bridge.  It is caused by the bridge, but it is not part of the bridge. You're saying that the clearance under a bridge is not an attribute of the

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Cameronosm-mailing-li...@justcameron.com wrote: I think tag the part of the way that is signed. Generally before bridges there is a sign informing road users of the bridge's restrictions. Sometimes they will offer an alternate route for larger vehicles. So tag

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Liz
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Roy Wallace wrote: On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Stephen Hopeslh...@gmail.com wrote: No, you're wrong here. Maxheight is an element of the way that goes under the bridge. It is caused by the bridge, but it is not part of the bridge. You're saying that the

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Ross Scanlon
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:34:00 +1000 Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: A clearance tag could just as easily be misinterpreted as the maxheight tag. I don't see how. bridge=yes; clearance=2.8... Roy Does this mean the bridge has a clearance of 2.8 or the road under the bridge has

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Ross Scanloni...@4x4falcon.com wrote: Does this mean the bridge has a clearance of 2.8 or the road under the bridge has a clearance of 2.8.  To me this would suggest the bridge has a limit of 2.8 ie vehicles travelling over the bridge can not be above 2.8

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Liz
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Roy Wallace wrote: My main point is that when there is a maximum height under a way, this should be tagged as an attribute of that way, not of the ways that pass under it. Here I cannot agree When I travel over the bridge I am not interested in the maximum height of the

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread John Smith
I think everyone is thinking of this in one of 2 ways, it's either an attribute of the bridge, or a restriction of the way under the bridge. The maxheight tag looks like it was aimed as a restriction tag, the way below the bridge is restricted if you are above or close to X metres you will

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Lized...@billiau.net wrote: When I travel over the bridge I am not interested in the maximum height of the way which travels under the bridge. When I travel under the bridge I am interested in the height limitation. Ah, perhaps our difference in opinion stems

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 12:26 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: I think everyone is thinking of this in one of 2 ways, it's either an attribute of the bridge, or a restriction of the way under the bridge. Agreed. And it's clear that both ways of thinking are probably valid. As

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: Agreed. And it's clear that both ways of thinking are probably valid. As of time of writing maxheight is the only valid one and I don't think we need or should have 2 tags to indicate the same thing in 2 different ways. Can

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: Ah, perhaps our difference in opinion stems from our different perspectives - your emphasis on when I travel vs my emphasis on, perhaps, when I look at a map, or when I conceptualise the world. That was the basis of the 2 sets

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 2:57 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: As of time of writing maxheight is the only valid one and I don't think we need or should have 2 tags to indicate the same thing in 2 different ways. I meant there's two ways of conceptualising the distance below a

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: I would at least suggest that - if maxheight is applied to a node, as you suggest - the node should be *shared* by the bridge (way) and the way passing under. This makes it clearer that maxheight is The problem with this is

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Liz
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Roy Wallace wrote: By the way, you can't place a node under the bridge, unless it is indeed shared by the bridge, as all ways have zero width (right?). Logically you can as they are on different layers. ___ Talk-au mailing list

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Ross Scanlon
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:24:35 +1000 Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: have a node on the way effected, near or under the bridge, rather than splitting the way and then tagging that node as maxheight or clearence might be the better option that making a new section of way. However

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Lized...@billiau.net wrote: On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Roy Wallace wrote: By the way, you can't place a node under the bridge, unless it is indeed shared by the bridge, as all ways have zero width (right?). Logically you can as they are on different layers. Yes,

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:30 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: I would at least suggest that - if maxheight is applied to a node, as you suggest - the node should be *shared* by the bridge (way) and the way passing

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Ross Scanloni...@4x4falcon.com wrote: Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: I would suggest splitting the way under the bridge and tagging that section of way with the max_height tag.  This is consistent as it is a restriction for that section of way

Re: [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: Um...the way would also be close proximity to the bridge, because it passes under it... I don't see how finding a node near a bridge is a particularly elegant solution. And by random I mean the particular node you choose would