> available to OSM editors. One way to do that is to have a second API > which consists of a cached copy of everything that map renderers might > use, all merged into one read-only OSM-compatible api. So when > somebody asks to edit an area, the editor also shows them the read- > only elements, so they know not to enter anything already available to > map users.
could be very useful for other data too. one idea is to make osm itself or certain object a readonly layer and provide a editor for newbies where they can not destroy things easily. advanced mode will allow full edits. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
