Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-29 Thread Alan Mintz
At 2010-01-29 14:00, Dale Puch wrote: Your talk of absolute levels of elevation got me thinking. The tag has nothing to do with a measurement, only order of the layers. What I'm saying, though, is that, if you tag with an eye on making the layers reflect reality, it allows you to tag new

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-28 Thread dion_dock
- David ``Smith'' vidthe...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: I've noticed that a lot of bridges don't include a layer= tag. I suspect this is because

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-28 Thread Anthony
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 2:34 PM, dion_d...@comcast.net wrote: Maybe I should rephrase my question: is there any harm in adding a layer=1 tag to something that is already tagged bridge=yes? In some cases, yes. No layer tag implies layer=0. For example (and it's only a single example which

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-28 Thread Dale Puch
Looking at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Layer My take is that the open to the air surface is layer 0 Ground or water. I'm not sure why it is limited to -5 to 5 instead of -9 to 9... So a bridge over a river or dug ditch is layer 1, and the water would be 0 A road over a covered waterway

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-28 Thread Anthony
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Dale Puch dale.p...@gmail.com wrote: Looking at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Layer My take is that the open to the air surface is layer 0 Ground or water. That seems to be the intention, but it doesn't always work in the real world, mainly because the

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-28 Thread Anthony
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Anthony o...@inbox.org wrote: On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Dale Puch dale.p...@gmail.com wrote: I feel a script applying layer=1 to any bridge without a layer tag should be ok IF it also checks for bridges that cross it and increment those layer numbers.

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-28 Thread Alan Mintz
At 2010-01-28 16:53, Anthony wrote: On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Dale Puch dale.p...@gmail.com wrote: Is it just a (very wide) road above? (layer 0) The road above would be Bridge=yes layer=1 Is it building or park above (with or without roads)? Tunnel=yes layer=-1 and the stuff above would

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-28 Thread Alan Mintz
At 2010-01-28 19:13, Alan Mintz wrote: ... It appears to me that I-95 is below the level of the surrounding surface streets from about Market St down to Catharine St, and should be layer=-1. I suggest: - Market Street overpass: bridge=yes, layer=1 - I-95 segment from Market St. overpass, south

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-27 Thread Bill Ricker
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: I've noticed that a lot of bridges don't include a layer= tag. I suspect this is because they render OK in mapnik...but not so well with osmarenderer. (Consider the railroad in

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-27 Thread David ``Smith''
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: I've noticed that a lot of bridges don't include a layer= tag.  I suspect this is because they render OK in mapnik...but not so well with

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-27 Thread Anthony
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com wrote: What we can't tell without checking satellite view is whether the bridge is at grade level with the Railroad in a ditch, or if the bridge pitches up over the RR. Or both. Or maybe halfway between the two (think

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-27 Thread Bill Ricker
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:47 PM, David ``Smith'' vidthe...@gmail.comwrote: Since some people consider the entire layer tag to be tagging for the renderer these people probably don't think it's important to add thorough layer information; I would agree with your disagreement with such people.

[Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-26 Thread dion_dock
I've noticed that a lot of bridges don't include a layer= tag. I suspect this is because they render OK in mapnik...but not so well with osmarenderer. (Consider the railroad in http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=33.76931lon=-84.53762zoom=17layers=0B00FTF.) I've spent a little time working on

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-26 Thread Alan Mintz
At 2010-01-26 21:58, dion_d...@comcast.net wrote: I've noticed that a lot of bridges don't include a layer= tag. I suspect this is because they render OK in mapnik...but not so well with osmarenderer. (Consider the railroad in

Re: [Talk-us] script for adding layer=1 to bridges

2010-01-26 Thread Frederik Ramm
Dion, dion_d...@comcast.net wrote: I've noticed that a lot of bridges don't include a layer= tag. I suspect this is because they render OK in mapnik...but not so well with osmarenderer. (Consider the railroad in