Good advice ... +1! Mike Harris
> -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Weait [mailto:rich...@weait.com] > Sent: 28 November 2009 19:43 > To: Steve Bennett > Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org; tagg...@openstreetmap.org > Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Path vs footway vs cycleway vs... > > On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Steve Bennett > <stevag...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ok, since I'm new here, > > You're new here? Welcome to OSM. > > > I'll ask the obvious question: does it matter whether this stuff is > > done the same across different countries? Is it not ok if > "cycleway" > > has slightly different semantics in different jurisdictions? > > A map is an abstraction and can not hope to perfectly > represent all of the wonderful variations of 'things' we see. > There are likely to be several ways to do some of the things > that you want to do. Some of these variations will have > subtle benefits and some will be matters of personal > preference. Others will be noticeably different than what you > will see in other jurisdictions. > > Look to see what other are doing locally and in similar places. > Learn and adapt what you see as best practice in other places. > Have fun. > > > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
