Re: [Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-13 Thread John Smith
On 14 July 2010 14:32, David ``Smith'' wrote: > motorways!" This proposal is about separating form from function, > opening the possibility for things like "trunk motorways" and Erm we can already do this: highway=trunk oneway=yes lanes=2 Where is the benefit in making things more complicated

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:09 AM, Steve Bennett wrote: > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: >> It probably doesn't render at all currently, but if it's used more >> (I've used it for large expanses of roadway at toll booths where >> highway=motorway area=yes is inappropriate

[Tagging] RFC on two proposals: Motorway indication; Expressway indication

2010-07-13 Thread David ``Smith''
The proposals are here: You might be thinking, "we already have a simple way to indicate motorways!" This proposal is about separating form from

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread Steve Bennett
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: > It probably doesn't render at all currently, but if it's used more > (I've used it for large expanses of roadway at toll booths where > highway=motorway area=yes is inappropriate because traffic flow is > controlled) it can be added to the

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Steve Bennett wrote: > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: >> Perhaps landuse=highway covering the entire highway right-of-way >> (including sidewalks), and then surface=grass for the green areas? > > Oh, I like that. Because the use of the

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread Steve Bennett
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: > Perhaps landuse=highway covering the entire highway right-of-way > (including sidewalks), and then surface=grass for the green areas? Oh, I like that. Because the use of the land really _is_ "highway"-related. I wonder how such a thing

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:37 AM, wrote: > How might I go about tagging the often quite extensive green stretches of > land to the side of larger roads here in Abu Dhabi (and indeed in many parts > of the world)? Sometimes this is just grass (in which case landuse=grass > kind of makes sense) but

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread Steve Bennett
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:37 PM, wrote: > How might I go about tagging the often quite extensive green stretches of > land to the side of larger roads here in Abu Dhabi (and indeed in many parts > of the world)?  Sometimes this is just grass (in which case landuse=grass > kind of makes sense) but

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread John Smith
On 13 July 2010 21:49, Richard Mann wrote: > surface=grass 3263 occurrences, 3121 with a highway tag in the UK > > Feel free to use surface=grass for landcover if you want to. But > people are more likely to use your data if you use landuse=grass. Should we also keep tagging bunkers on golf cours

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread Richard Mann
surface=grass 3263 occurrences, 3121 with a highway tag in the UK Feel free to use surface=grass for landcover if you want to. But people are more likely to use your data if you use landuse=grass. Richard On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:38 PM, John Smith wrote: > On 13 July 2010 20:47, Richard Mann

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread John Smith
On 13 July 2010 20:47, Richard Mann wrote: > There are 6695 landuse=grass in the UK. They're not turf farms. > > surface=grass is for highways surface=* isn't just for highways any more... because landuse=grass is silly, as Jonathan pointed out, grass isn't a use... landuse v land cover (surface)

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread charlie
Jonathan Bennett (openstreet...@jonno.cix.co.uk) wrote: On 13/07/2010 07:37, char...@cferrero.net wrote: How might I go about tagging the often quite extensive green stretches of land to the side of larger roads here in Abu Dhabi (and indeed in many parts of the world)? Sometimes this is

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread Richard Mann
There are 6695 landuse=grass in the UK. They're not turf farms. surface=grass is for highways On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Jonathan Bennett wrote: >  On 13/07/2010 07:37, char...@cferrero.net wrote: >> >> How might I go about tagging the often quite extensive green stretches of >> land to t

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread Jonathan Bennett
On 13/07/2010 11:32, John Smith wrote: On 13 July 2010 20:28, Jonathan Bennett wrote: gardens (and landuse=grass is just wrong. You're using the land *for* grass? What does that mean?) Turf farm? landuse=agriculture crop=grass or crop=turf Nice try, though.

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread John Smith
On 13 July 2010 20:28, Jonathan Bennett wrote: > gardens (and landuse=grass is just wrong. You're using the land *for* grass? > What does that mean?) Turf farm? ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/

Re: [Tagging] Greenery adjacent to roads

2010-07-13 Thread Jonathan Bennett
On 13/07/2010 07:37, char...@cferrero.net wrote: How might I go about tagging the often quite extensive green stretches of land to the side of larger roads here in Abu Dhabi (and indeed in many parts of the world)? Sometimes this is just grass (in which case landuse=grass kind of makes sense)