> in osm, platform is where people wait to take the train. > people always are "somewhere" before taking the train. > osm platform <> irl plateform
Do you mean `public_transport=platform` [^1], `railway=platform` [^2] or both? If `railway=platform` means the same as `public_transport=platform`, then the wiki page about `railway=platform` needs an update, because it currently reads 'a railway platform'. [^1]: <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:public_transport%3Dplatform> [^2]: <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:railway%3Dplatform> > > how can we know whether there is a platform? > > by geometry. if it's a way, it is a "real" plaform. > if not, it's unknown. 'Unknown' means we don't know anything. If `railway=platform` really is identical to `public_transport=platform` this would mean that there is no way to define that there is no platform. > maybe a better value should be "embarkation point" but it's "too late" > to change a so common value. Why not just 'stop'? It's never too late to correct a mistake ... On 20 February 2018 at 22:11, marc marc <marc_marc_...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Le 20. 02. 18 à 21:50, Selfish Seahorse a écrit : >> On 20 February 2018 at 21:24, marc marc <marc_marc_...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> Le 20. 02. 18 à 21:17, Selfish Seahorse a écrit : >>>> If no one objects, I'd like to change the wiki page [^1] so that >>>> `railway=platform` should not be used on nodes. >>> >>> I objets and request to do the opposite : >>> remove the "forbiden" node for railway=platform >>> >>> in almost all osm objects, it makes sense to use a node if >>> you don't know the precise geometry or if the object has >>> a small geometry >>> or >>> allow to use a way when a more precise geometry is desired. >> >> I'm sorry, I wasn't precise: I'd like to change the wiki page so that >> `railway=platform` should not be mandatory for tram stops without >> platform. > > in osm, platform is where people wait to take the train. > people always are "somewhere" before taking the train. > osm platform <> irl plateform > maybe a better value should be "embarkation point" but it's "too late" > to change a so common value. > > > how can we know whether there is a platform? > > by geometry. if it's a way, it is a "real" plaform. > if not, it's unknown. > > Regards, > Marc > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
