Re: [Tagging] Wiki article about key "hov"

2013-03-28 Thread Martin Vonwald (imagic)
Hi! Am 29.03.2013 um 00:15 schrieb Paul Johnson : > I tend to go with access=no, hov=*, and possibly motorcycle=yes or > psv=designated, since I've yet to find an HOV road that allows you to walk, > ski, ride an animal or a bicycle, etc. on it; it literally only allows the > modes specified.

Re: [Tagging] informal helipads for emergency use

2013-03-28 Thread Stephan Knauss
Hi Richard, On 28.03.2013 21:21, Richard Welty wrote: in rural areas, these are predetermined locations for helicopters to set down to airlift out urgent medical cases. they are not generally "official helipads", just level grassy areas where they have arrangements with the landowner. generally

Re: [Tagging] Wiki article about key "hov"

2013-03-28 Thread Paul Johnson
I tend to go with access=no, hov=*, and possibly motorcycle=yes or psv=designated, since I've yet to find an HOV road that allows you to walk, ski, ride an animal or a bicycle, etc. on it; it literally only allows the modes specified. On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 5:28 AM, Martin Vonwald wrote: > Hi!

[Tagging] informal helipads for emergency use

2013-03-28 Thread Richard Welty
i'm talking to a volunteer firefighter about various emergency issues. one he brought up that i'd not thought about before is what they call landing zones. in rural areas, these are predetermined locations for helicopters to set down to airlift out urgent medical cases. they are not generally "

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC -

2013-03-28 Thread Clifford Snow
Why not use the existing historical=shrine? Seems like the only distinction is that one is on a tree and may only last a few years. In the photo example you provide, a picture nailed to a tree, seems rather temporary. Could you provide more of a reason why we need another tag for shrine? Explain

[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC -

2013-03-28 Thread wiki_openstreetmap_org . 5 . kuru
An information for the new proposal tree shrine. Please give me your thoughts on that! Link: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/tree_shrin ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Crossroad names

2013-03-28 Thread Pieren
On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Janko Mihelić wrote: > I saw this proposal before and I liked it. Now I like it even more because > it solves the junction name problem. As area, only used 3 times by 2 different users in one year (date of the proposal): 2 by the proposal writer "imagic": http:/

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Crossroad names

2013-03-28 Thread Janko Mihelić
2013/3/28 Martin Vonwald > Hi! > > There is a proposal to group together parts of a junction: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/highway%3Djunction > > A relation is total overkill for such a simple task. > I saw this proposal before and I liked it. Now I like it even more be

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Crossroad names

2013-03-28 Thread Martin Vonwald
Hi! There is a proposal to group together parts of a junction: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/highway%3Djunction A relation is total overkill for such a simple task. regards, Martin 2013/3/28 Vladimir Vyskocil : > I think it's time to switch to the tagging list ! > > The t

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Crossroad names

2013-03-28 Thread John F. Eldredge
Vladimir Vyskocil wrote: > I think it's time to switch to the tagging list ! > > The tagging scheme that seems preferred in this discussion is the > following : > > - simple named junctions : use junction=yes and name=* > - complex named junctions with several lanes crossing a different > point

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Crossroad names

2013-03-28 Thread Vladimir Vyskocil
I think it's time to switch to the tagging list ! The tagging scheme that seems preferred in this discussion is the following : - simple named junctions : use junction=yes and name=* - complex named junctions with several lanes crossing a different points : two propositions :

Re: [Tagging] Tagging Digest, Vol 42, Issue 27

2013-03-28 Thread St Niklaas
> From: tagging-requ...@openstreetmap.org > Subject: Tagging Digest, Vol 42, Issue 27, historic huts. >6. Re: Historic huts (Martin Koppenhoefer) > looking at the tags maybe > historic=wilderness_hut would be better (according to a proposal and > the current wiki state, tourism=alpine_hut

Re: [Tagging] Historic huts

2013-03-28 Thread Andreas Labres
On 28.03.13 11:25, Janko Mihelić wrote: > Tourism=attraction is quite an ambiguous tag. It is a good hint what to highlight on/in a tourist map/app. Of course this is a subjective decision, but it is of value that somebody did this decision. But not if it is based on "to increase the chance of ren

Re: [Tagging] Historic huts

2013-03-28 Thread Andreas Labres
On 28.03.13 11:18, Erik Johansson wrote: > This sounds more like an tourism attraction than a hut though If it is a tourism attraction tag it as tourism=attraction (that's what I said). But don't tag it for this reason: "to increase the chance that the historic=* actually renders as something..."

Re: [Tagging] Wiki article about key "hov"

2013-03-28 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2013/3/28 Martin Vonwald : > Hi! > > I just stumbled upon the article of the key hov [1]. It says "yes > (also 'designated') High occupancy, but no minimum requirement > specified". In my opinion this is misleading. The tag hov=yes should - > like other access restrictions - mean that HOVs are allo

[Tagging] Wiki article about key "hov"

2013-03-28 Thread Martin Vonwald
Hi! I just stumbled upon the article of the key hov [1]. It says "yes (also 'designated') High occupancy, but no minimum requirement specified". In my opinion this is misleading. The tag hov=yes should - like other access restrictions - mean that HOVs are allowed there. The tag hov=designated shou

Re: [Tagging] Historic huts

2013-03-28 Thread Janko Mihelić
2013/3/28 Andreas Labres > > Don't tag for the renderer! amenity=shelter by itself renders. Only tag it > as a > tourism=attraction if it /is/ a tourism attraction. Tourism=attraction is quite an ambiguous tag. What is attractive to tourists? Who decides that? I think that's more of a job for h

Re: [Tagging] Historic huts

2013-03-28 Thread Erik Johansson
On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 7:19 AM, Andreas Labres wrote: > On 28.03.13 06:45, Steve Bennett wrote: >> tourism=attraction (to increase the chance that the historic=* actually >> renders as something...) > > Don't tag for the renderer! amenity=shelter by itself renders. Only tag it as > a > tourism=a