Nathan Edgars II <nerou...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/7/2011 5:41 PM, Dmitri Lebedev wrote: > >> Is a ridge something that can be auto-generated from good > >> elevationdata? If so, probably only named ridges need to be mapped. > > > > I think it's ok to map unnamed ridges, just to show that some > borders > > by them. Also, on a flat map without elevation lines, but with > > semi-transparent overlay imitating shadows, peaks connected together > > will make more sense. Right now, look at any mountaineous region, > the > > peaks just stick out chaotically. I think it's worth connecting them > > together. > > > What I mean is that if the ridges can be auto-generated, they can be > rendered without being in the database. >
If you don't have the longitude, latitude, and altitude of a sufficient number of points in the database, any calculated ridge-lines are likely to have little resemblance to reality. This isn't magic, you know. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
