Re: [Tagging] Thoughts on how to replace or modify an exist/established tag (Was: Feature Proposal - RFC - sluice_gate)

2011-01-05 Thread John Smith
On 6 January 2011 16:46, Steve Bennett wrote: > In your thinking there seems to be the assumption that we run some process > *per tag*. I think it works better to run a process *per schema revision*. Oh, a regular update schedule, that might be a good idea, however ... > Let's say we think that

Re: [Tagging] Thoughts on how to replace or modify an exist/established tag (Was: Feature Proposal - RFC - sluice_gate)

2011-01-05 Thread Steve Bennett
On 6/01/2011 3:26 PM, John Smith wrote: Exactly, this is why I'm advocating some kind of policy on how to achieve tag updates in a much more reasonable time frame. In your thinking there seems to be the assumption that we run some process *per tag*. I think it works better to run a process *per

Re: [Tagging] Aqueducts?

2011-01-05 Thread John Smith
On 6 January 2011 14:10, Steve Bennett wrote: > Or perhaps waterway=drain, if you're not fussed about the distinction > between stormwater and drinking water. Or subtag waterway=conduit conduit=storm_water|potable_water|waste_water| ___ Tagging ma

Re: [Tagging] Thoughts on how to replace or modify an exist/established tag (Was: Feature Proposal - RFC - sluice_gate)

2011-01-05 Thread John Smith
On 6 January 2011 14:23, Mike N. wrote: > It would be nice to have a list that "map data consumers" could subscribe > to that we could poll to verify that they are or are not using a tag, or get > clarification on how they are using a tag. (Just what we needanother > blankin' list!) We cou

Re: [Tagging] Thoughts on how to replace or modify an exist/established tag (Was: Feature Proposal - RFC - sluice_gate)

2011-01-05 Thread John Smith
On 6 January 2011 14:07, Steve Bennett wrote: > My guess is that this mailing list and talk@ reach a pretty small proportion > of users. Simply announcing "we're changing the tag! please tag differently > from now on!" is not remotely sufficient. As I stated I was spit balling and this thread is

Re: [Tagging] Thoughts on how to replace or modify an exist/established tag (Was: Feature Proposal - RFC - sluice_gate)

2011-01-05 Thread Mike N.
2) Post to the talk list asking for feedback/discussion 3) About 2 weeks after the last discussion/modifications to the proposal you post a vote request to both the tagging and the talk lists It would be nice to have a list that "map data consumers" could subscribe to that we could poll to ver

Re: [Tagging] Aqueducts?

2011-01-05 Thread Steve Bennett
On 6/01/2011 2:52 PM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: How does one tag aqueducts that are not bridges? Examples: waterway=canal, boat=no Or perhaps waterway=drain, if you're not fussed about the distinction between stormwater and drinking water. Steve __

Re: [Tagging] Thoughts on how to replace or modify an exist/established tag (Was: Feature Proposal - RFC - sluice_gate)

2011-01-05 Thread Steve Bennett
On 6/01/2011 2:00 PM, John Smith wrote: This seems to be an area that OSM *really* lacks, and some people give usage of tags as a reason not to improve things which doesn't seem like a valid argument especially when some tags like abutters and created_by have been depreciated. I'm spit balling

Re: [Tagging] Aqueducts?

2011-01-05 Thread John Smith
On 6 January 2011 13:52, Nathan Edgars II wrote: > How does one tag aqueducts that are not bridges? Examples: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quabbin_Aqueduct > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicopee_Valley_Aqueduct Based on those I'd use tunnel=yes > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Aqueduct re

[Tagging] Aqueducts?

2011-01-05 Thread Nathan Edgars II
How does one tag aqueducts that are not bridges? Examples: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quabbin_Aqueduct http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicopee_Valley_Aqueduct http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Aqueduct redirects to Key:bridge. ___ Tagging mailing list T

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread john
Baby back ribs? (not really) ---Original Email--- Subject :Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop >From :mailto:deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com Date :Wed Jan 05 21:02:35 America/Chicago 2011 On 6 January 2011 10:16, Richard Welty wrote: > too easily confused with shops sel

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:02 PM, John Smith wrote: > On 6 January 2011 10:16, Richard Welty wrote: >> too easily confused with shops selling products made from >> babies. > > Apart from research facilities using baby stem cells, what products > are made from babies? :) Does fried placenta count?

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread John Smith
On 6 January 2011 10:16, Richard Welty wrote: > too easily confused with shops selling products made from > babies. Apart from research facilities using baby stem cells, what products are made from babies? :) ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreet

[Tagging] Thoughts on how to replace or modify an exist/established tag (Was: Feature Proposal - RFC - sluice_gate)

2011-01-05 Thread John Smith
On 6 January 2011 08:47, Steve Bennett wrote: > I'm working on the basis that it's not possible to "move" any established > tag. Would be happy to hear suggestions for how to accomplish that, though. This seems to be an area that OSM *really* lacks, and some people give usage of tags as a reason

Re: [Tagging] Differences in cycleways

2011-01-05 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Steve Bennett wrote: > On any way without a highway=*, cycleway=track is meaningless/redundant. How about railway=* cycleway=track? http://www.railstotrails.org/ourWork/trailBuilding/toolbox/informationSummaries/rails-with-trails.html _

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread Richard Welty
On 1/5/11 4:36 PM, Osmisto wrote: On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 21:19 +, j...@jfeldredge.com wrote: I don't think anyone is likely to think this is a shop or factory using babies as child labor; even if it were legal, babies would not be particularly productive as workers. Then why not shop=baby

Re: [Tagging] Differences in cycleways

2011-01-05 Thread Steve Bennett
On 6/01/2011 5:38 AM, j...@jfeldredge.com wrote: I would take cycleway=track to mean that the cycleway probably has a gravel, cinder, or bare dirt surface, with minimal, if any, road cuts. In effect, it is a footpath intended primarily for bicycle use. Sorry, that's simply incorrect. "highway

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread Steve Bennett
On 6/01/2011 8:36 AM, Osmisto wrote: Then why not shop=baby ? Selling children is illegal everywhere (I hope) :) I like it, for reasons I'm insufficiently articulate to explain. Steve ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.o

Re: [Tagging] Differences in cycleways

2011-01-05 Thread Steve Bennett
On 6/01/2011 8:56 AM, Robert Elsenaar wrote: Solution: highway=secundary name=Duinweg surface=asphalt maxspeed=50 cycleway=track cycleway:surface=paving_stones cycleway:maxspeed=30 I think this has potential, and could possibly render a lot better than having a separate highway=cyc

Re: [Tagging] Differences in cycleways

2011-01-05 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/1/5 Robert Elsenaar : > In my study of the evolution of mapping cycleways .. > The advantages you mentioned by using seperated cycleway is just because a > leak in tagging possibilities. no. this is not about rendering. It is about the preferences in mapping: more or less abstract. The a

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - sluice_gate

2011-01-05 Thread Steve Bennett
On 5/01/2011 7:27 PM, John Smith wrote: On 5 January 2011 15:16, Steve Bennett wrote: waterway=dam (a wall with water on one side) waterway=weir (a wall with water flowing over the top) waterway=flow_control (an opening through which water sometimes flows). flow_control=sluice_gate|flood_gate|

Re: [Tagging] Differences in cycleways

2011-01-05 Thread Richard Mann
I map both: 1) I add cycleway:left=track to the road 2) I add adjacent=yes to the highway=cycleway, so you know you can refer to tags on the road if you prefer Richard ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/lis

Re: [Tagging] Differences in cycleways

2011-01-05 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Robert Elsenaar wrote: > In my study of the evolution of mapping cycleways in OSM I found out there > was a moment cyclistshad a problem to render lanes and tracks and had the > strong wish to create usefull cyclemaps. They did decide to avoid the render > problem e

Re: [Tagging] Differences in cycleways

2011-01-05 Thread Robert Elsenaar
In my study of the evolution of mapping cycleways in OSM I found out there was a moment cyclistshad a problem to render lanes and tracks and had the strong wish to create usefull cyclemaps. They did decide to avoid the render problem en start mapping for the renderer. apperently they made the d

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread Osmisto
On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 14:22 -0600, Brad Neuhauser wrote: > For me, "baby care" sounds a lot like > childcare/daycare: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childcare Some > possible alternatives: baby goods, baby supplies, baby products I added in Voting section new option. So you can approve or oppose

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread john
Well, as you said, the shop is selling products for babies, not the babies themselves. ---Original Email--- Subject :Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop >From :mailto:osmi...@gmail.com Date :Wed Jan 05 15:36:16 America/Chicago 2011 On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 21:19 +000

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread Osmisto
On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 21:19 +, j...@jfeldredge.com wrote: > I don't think anyone is likely to think this is a shop or factory using > babies as child labor; even if it were legal, babies would not be > particularly productive as workers. Then why not shop=baby ? Selling children is illegal e

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread john
I don't think anyone is likely to think this is a shop or factory using babies as child labor; even if it were legal, babies would not be particularly productive as workers. ---Original Email--- Subject :Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop >From :mailto:osmi...@gmai

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread john
I agree that something such as baby products or baby supplies would be better than baby care, since "child care" or "infant care" are routinely used to refer to businesses that take care of babies and young children while the parents are at work or otherwise occupied. ---Original Email-

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread Osmisto
On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 14:22 -0600, Brad Neuhauser wrote: > For me, "baby care" sounds a lot like > childcare/daycare: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childcare Some > possible alternatives: baby goods, baby supplies, baby products Ok. I'll rename. I'am voting for baby_goods :) But does baby_goods

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread Brad Neuhauser
For me, "baby care" sounds a lot like childcare/daycare: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childcare Some possible alternatives: baby goods, baby supplies, baby products On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Osmisto wrote: > On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 04:23 +1000, John Smith wrote: > > These shops can supply

Re: [Tagging] Differences in cycleways

2011-01-05 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Robert Elsenaar wrote: > Looking on tags for cycleways I find 3 different types: > highway=cycleway: obvious these are free ways like here > (http://maps.google.nl/maps?hl=nl&ie=UTF8&ll=51.810446,5.173895&spn=0.00589,0.021136&z=16&layer=c&cbll=51.810477,5.173954&pan

Re: [Tagging] Differences in cycleways

2011-01-05 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/1/5 Robert Elsenaar : > Looking on tags for cycleways I find 3 different types: > highway=cycleway: obvious these are free ways like here > cycleway=track Personally I consider cycleway=track a preliminary state before a proper highway=cycleway is drawn. It is intended for cycleways that are

Re: [Tagging] Differences in cycleways

2011-01-05 Thread Peter
cycleway=track is used when there is a cycle path paralell to a road. But it is esentially the same as tagging the cycleway as a seperate way with highway=cycleway. See also: "A track is a cycle path that is separated from cars (commonly referred to as a "bike path", "greenway", or "Class 1 facili

Re: [Tagging] Differences in cycleways

2011-01-05 Thread john
I would take cycleway=track to mean that the cycleway probably has a gravel, cinder, or bare dirt surface, with minimal, if any, road cuts. In effect, it is a footpath intended primarily for bicycle use. ---Original Email--- Subject :[Tagging] Differences in cycleways >From :mailto:rob

[Tagging] Differences in cycleways

2011-01-05 Thread Robert Elsenaar
Looking on tags for cycleways I find 3 different types: highway=cycleway: obvious these are free ways like here (http://maps.google.nl/maps?hl=nl&ie=UTF8&ll=51.810446,5.173895&spn=0.00589,0.021136&z=16&layer=c&cbll=51.810477,5.173954&panoid=AELkS3h8zmUs821tPi1K-w&cbp=12,36.33,,0,6.46) cycleway=la

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - Baby care shop

2011-01-05 Thread Osmisto
On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 04:23 +1000, John Smith wrote: > These shops can supply stuff for toddlers and children, not just > infants. Also I think the word 'care' is misleading, to me, that would > indicate some kind of place you could take your baby for medical > assistance. Where you was during 6 m

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - shop=anime (was: shop=anime_stuff)

2011-01-05 Thread S.Higashi
Hi, > > video=* yes/no/anime/etc Video disks and tapes > In this case we should add video=* cinema/cartoon, and > video:genre=comedy ... Why not? :) > > I think we can use any such additional attributes whithout proposals I agree with this proposal. > The main problem is rendering anime shops o

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - sluice_gate

2011-01-05 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/1/5 John Smith : > On 5 January 2011 15:16, Steve Bennett wrote: >> waterway=dam (a wall with water on one side) >> waterway=weir (a wall with water flowing over the top) >> waterway=flow_control (an opening through which water sometimes flows). >> flow_control=sluice_gate|flood_gate|spillway

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - sluice_gate

2011-01-05 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/1/5 Steve Bennett : >  On 4/01/2011 7:20 AM, Paul Norman wrote: >> >> They both have elements of flow control, but function in quite different >> ways and look very different. A weir is used to raise the water level or >> control flow, with water flowing over the top. A sluice gate is >> essen

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Draft - Depot

2011-01-05 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/1/5 Stephen Hope : > There's two defintions of a landuse tag.  One is any tag of the form > landuse=*, the other is any tag describing what land is used for. Not > all landuse=* tags fit the second definition (most of the remainder > are landcover type tags instead), and not all of the second

Re: [Tagging] Ultimate list of approved keys

2011-01-05 Thread robert
Your recall is correct. In all my work I act on "Collect it|Catagorize it|Complete it" (3 fases). Now a days I hear a lot of discussions where it is clear not everybody knows whats in wiki and whats not. The collection is not completely done and the collected pages are not well catagorized.

[Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - shop=anime (was: shop=anime_stuff)

2011-01-05 Thread ergo
Hi All. S.Higashi, big thanks for intersting photos! > video=* yes/no/anime/etc Video disks and tapes In this case we should add video=* cinema/cartoon, and video:genre=comedy ... Why not? :) I think we can use any such additional attributes whithout proposals The main problem is rendering a

Re: [Tagging] Ultimate list of approved keys

2011-01-05 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/1/1 Robert Elsenaar : > - Where should I go to find the ultimate list of approved tags? There is this page and category: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Approved_features http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:Approved_features it is not complete either, but if I recall right you we

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - sluice_gate

2011-01-05 Thread John Smith
On 5 January 2011 15:16, Steve Bennett wrote: > waterway=dam (a wall with water on one side) > waterway=weir (a wall with water flowing over the top) > waterway=flow_control (an opening through which water sometimes flows). > flow_control=sluice_gate|flood_gate|spillway_gate|lock_gate... Ummm, bo

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - Draft - Depot

2011-01-05 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 14:27:03 +1000 John Smith wrote: > > An agricultural school may have fields, orchards, cattle yards & > > barns etc in the school grounds. Should this landuse be a school or > > a farm, or both? I'd be tempted to say just education myself, but > > I could see it going both way