[Tagging] Feature Proposal - Voting - maxspeed:variable=*

2015-08-24 Thread Kieron Thwaites
Hello, A while ago, I came across the maxspeed:variable=* tag, to specify if a highway's maximum speed could be further reduced using dynamic speed indication. This was proposed back in 2012 as an alternative to maxspeed=signals; the main rationale being that maxspeed=signals does not convey any

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-24 Thread Warin
On 24/08/2015 11:33 PM, Daniel Koć wrote: W dniu 24.08.2015 14:11, Warin napisał(a): So I do both ends of the scale ... benches in parks and gardens, rubbish bins .. and upto city wide areas. Both have their appeal. The detail is most usefull for people that are there, the larger stuff for plan

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-24 Thread Warin
On 25/08/2015 8:58 AM, John Willis wrote: On Aug 24, 2015, at 9:56 PM, Craig Allan wrote: should be superceded by landuse=shop, with one or more subordinate key-value pairs to indicate the type. Like 'shop=bookstore'. Plus if its a public service in some way, it can be tagged separately as a

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-24 Thread John Willis
> On Aug 24, 2015, at 9:56 PM, Craig Allan wrote: > > should be superceded by landuse=shop, > with one or more subordinate key-value pairs to indicate the type. Like > 'shop=bookstore'. Plus if its a public service in some way, it can be > tagged separately as an amenity with an icon. Landuse

Re: [Tagging] waterway=derelict_canal

2015-08-24 Thread Andy Townsend
On 23/08/2015 16:32, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: To people using this tag: please, update and clarify documentation of this tag on OSM wiki. For example it is even unclear whatever it should be expected that it can be applied to canals no longer filled with water. "used for transportation, waterpow

Re: [Tagging] waterway=derelict_canal

2015-08-24 Thread Chris Hill
On 24/08/15 18:56, François Lacombe wrote: Hi Mateusz, It seems this tag is a combination of waterway=canal and disused=yes. I'm not so in favor of such value (derelict_canal). There are two different information in one value. I think that 'disused=yes' is a dangerous tag and should be avoid

Re: [Tagging] waterway=derelict_canal

2015-08-24 Thread Shawn K. Quinn
On Mon, 2015-08-24 at 19:56 +0200, François Lacombe wrote: > Hi Mateusz, > > > It seems this tag is a combination of waterway=canal and disused=yes. > > > I'm not so in favor of such value (derelict_canal). There are two > different information in one value. I agree. This was an absolutely awf

Re: [Tagging] waterway=derelict_canal

2015-08-24 Thread François Lacombe
Hi Mateusz, It seems this tag is a combination of waterway=canal and disused=yes. I'm not so in favor of such value (derelict_canal). There are two different information in one value. Just my 2 cts. François *François Lacombe* fl dot infosreseaux At gmail dot com www.infos-reseaux.com @Infos

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-24 Thread Daniel Koć
W dniu 24.08.2015 14:11, Warin napisał(a): So I do both ends of the scale ... benches in parks and gardens, rubbish bins .. and upto city wide areas. Both have their appeal. The detail is most usefull for people that are there, the larger stuff for planning. This what I've experienced trying m

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-24 Thread Craig Allan
Supported. I'm another person who wants (and will work on) a more coherent tagging system. Thats 4 of us now. The original anarchic approach of "pick a tag, any tag" is not working for me. We have competition between tags for landuse, natural, amenity, surface, vegetation and landcover. The over

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-24 Thread Warin
On 24/08/2015 8:40 PM, Daniel Koć wrote: W dniu 24.08.2015 5:30, John Willis napisał(a): On Aug 24, 2015, at 9:03 AM, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: The solution for me is to move shops that are in "amenity=" to "shop=" +1 Any retail establishment should be in shop=* Great! Thanks for

Re: [Tagging] Draft: recycling:capsules

2015-08-24 Thread Ulrich Meier
Why not I just thougt it would be shorter and therefore easier to remember and tag. But since I am no native speaker I didn't see that confusion. Okey then coffee_capsules. I changed the wiki page. Am Sonntag, den 23.08.2015, 17:00 -0500 schrieb John Eldredge: > I would suggest coffee_capsules, as

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-24 Thread Daniel Koć
W dniu 24.08.2015 5:30, John Willis napisał(a): On Aug 24, 2015, at 9:03 AM, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: The solution for me is to move shops that are in "amenity=" to "shop=" +1 Any retail establishment should be in shop=* Great! Thanks for your responses, especially for the backgr