There's at least one case where using a way for a bench makes more sense than a node: the 120m long bench in Geneva [1]
Matt [1] https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=La+Treille+bench&tbm=isch On 9 April 2014 09:21, moltonel 3x Combo <molto...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 08/04/2014, Tobias Knerr <o...@tobias-knerr.de> wrote: >> On 08.04.2014 11:45, François Lacombe wrote: >> In JOSM, you can then start drawing a way from the bench to your >> reference point. While the unfinished way segment hangs from your mouse >> cursor, it will show the angle at the bottom of the window. Cancel >> drawing that way and type that angle into the tag's value. >> For my needs, this is precise enough. > > For the specific case of benches, if you care about orientation you > might as well draw a way instead of a node. It's easyer to map, and > less ambiguous (tag name ? value format ? mapper error ?). > > One thing the wiki doesn't specify for way-benches is the viewing > direction (left or right of the way). But following the same > conventsion as for water and cliffs, "view on the right" sounds > intuitive. Somebody should check actual usage and update the wiki. > > There may be other usecases where tagging the geometry instead of > drawing it makes sense, but I find it unlikely. One counter-exemple is > roof:shape, but it describes a 3D shape, which the osm data model is > ill-suited for. > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk -- Matt Williams http://milliams.com _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
