Richard Welty writes: > On 5/23/10 5:26 PM, Eric Christensen wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Just a quick question. I'm working on updating the maps around my > > office. "Development" has really changed the landscape around there and > > a lot of the roads are incorrect. > > > > The existing maps show abandoned railroad tracks in the area. That must > > have been some time ago as there are no traces of these tracks left. > > > > At what point do we remove those from the maps or should we keep them > > there indefinitely? > > > i don't think there's general agreement on that. those of us > interested in historical data would like to see this stuff stick > around; many are not interested and would just as soon it got > removed.
Even though you say that there are no traces of these tracks, there are often traces you can't see. I've traced many a railbed through a city by looking for buildings with corners chopped off, or curving to fit tight up against a spur. So I'd say to mark them railway=abandoned and leave it at that. If there are still rails, then railway=disused, even if they're not connected to the national rail network. -- --my blog is at http://blog.russnelson.com Crynwr supports open source software 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315-600-8815 Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | Sheepdog _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us