On 7/13/2012 11:28 AM, william skora wrote:
Although historical features such as abandoned railways can be valuable information and interesting, OSM is a consists of physical features that currently exist, as Shawn succinctly stated, http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-us/2012-July/008563.html
That's simply not true; OSM has included abandoned railways, even where no traces remain, since before I joined. (I'm not talking about the TIGER import, but actual railways mapped by people.)
Historical items that no longer have a physical presence (like railway lines) would be better suited to a separate entity that focuses on historical ways.
This would be a great duplication of work, since at least 80-90% of former railways still do have traces.
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