Why not have them on a street map? They're highly visible features in real life, and you can use them as navigation features. Already they're the thinnest line on our maps (and yes, they're shown on OS maps of the area too)
This is the pub on your map, showing how 'turn at the power lines' is a pretty good description of getting to middleton road: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/24434 On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 9:10 AM, Tom Chance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:55:02 +0100 (CET), "Karl Eichwalder" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Things not too important, we are rendering highly visible with the nice > > black color. They are also obfuscating tracks: > > Agreed! Look at this map view: > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.38214&lon=-0.14944&zoom=15&layers=B0FT > > I don't think they should even be visible in urban areas like this on our > main street map, what use are they? I can see how they would be useful for > a walking map in sparse rural areas, but otherwise they're: > > a) Not obvious (what other street map has power lines on it?) > b) Too eye-catching (certainly in "old" countries where straight lines are > otherwise very rare) > c) Not of any use > > I'd favour removing them entirely, or failing that just making them much > less prominent. > > Tata, > Tom > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk >
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