On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:15:59 +1100 Matt White <mattwh...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> A question for the list regarding historical/disused rail lines. > > The old inner circle rail line in Melbourne is mapped in OSM, and I'm > unconvinced of it being a good thing. Here's a little bit of it that I > can talk about with some local knowledge of: > http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-37.780512&lon=144.982887&zoom=18&layers=M > > Given that there is pretty much no trace of the rail line left, why are > we mapping it? It was "on the ground" 30 years ago, but it certainly > isn't now. > > (That said, there are some small pieces of the track remaining - where > it crosses Rae St and Brunswick St Nth, two or three 15 metre sections + > a set of points just north of the end of Birkenhead St (including what > appears to be an old rail weighbridge), and a short three metre section > in Edinburgh Gardens, and the old North Carlton station building is > still there) > > If there are no complaints, I'm going to remove it. It's historical, and > appears on old maps, but does not exist today. > > Matt I'm in two minds about removing 'historical' data. Yes, objects no longer visible on the ground shouldn't be rendered on the map. BUT, by default, OSM has become a source for mappers doing more than mere street maps and the loss of historical data would be a serious setback. mick _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
