Yes, I'm reconsidering my POV. It will probably make sorting the members automatically a lot easier than it is atm.
/me is off to go and convert some route relations... :-) (Helped by a script ofc, doing it manually is a chore. So I'll adapt the script and let you know when it's ready to be used.) Jo 2015-02-16 13:03 GMT+01:00 fly <lowfligh...@googlemail.com>: > There are still cases where forward/backward are useful with P2-routes. > E.g. a route with a loop and some members used twice but different > directions. > > Personally, I still use forward/backward on any member of a route which > is only used in one direction and for all P2-routes as it makes it much > easier to get the direction of the route with incomplete data. > > cu fly > > Am 16.02.2015 um 08:40 schrieb Jo: > > On the one hand I'm not adding roles to the ways in PT routes relations > > anymore, instead I add all the ways in the correct order. Some ways are > > included twice. > > > > But if you prefer to add them, you have to know forward/backward relates > to > > the direction of the way itself. If it follows the arrow: forward, if it > > goes against it: backward. If you do it right, JOSM is able to sort your > > ways automatically. > > > > If you're still on the v1 scheme, where there is only one route relations > > doing a futile attempt to describe all variations, I suggest you switch > to > > the new scheme where a route_master describes the line and route > relations > > describe each variation from beginning to end. > > > > > > This is how we do it in Belgium: > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Polyglot/diary/28401 > > > > There are some links to Youtube videos included in that article. > > > > 2015-02-16 5:52 GMT+01:00 Hans De Kryger <hans.dekryge...@gmail.com>: > > > >> Me and a fellow mapper are adding bus routes to are city and are > confused > >> about > >> the Forward/backward tag you use on relations. I think I'm using it > >> right yet every time i check ÖPNVKarte, it shows the route going the > >> opposite way in which i intended. Just looking for any help i can get. > I'm > >> quite confused on the usage of the tag especially the use of it on a two > >> way street. Which way is forward and which way is backward. Thanks in > >> advance. > >> > >> ÖPNVKarte > >> - ( > >> http://xn--pnvkarte-m4a.de/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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