Re: [Tagging] Bus depot?

2010-12-15 Thread Simone Saviolo
2010/12/15 Dave F. : > Hi > > How are bus depots being tagged? These are places where bus are stored, say > overnight, when not in use. > > I've looked on taginfo & there was only one use of bus_depot, so I assume > it's being tagged differently, but not sure how. There was a short discussion abou

[Tagging] Proposal - Draft: key=osm for aerial imagery and internel objects

2010-12-15 Thread Werner Hoch
Hello, I've created a proposal for imagery objects and other objects that are only used internaly in osm. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/osm Aerial Imagery: --- With the new Bing images many new relations have been created that contain boundaries

Re: [Tagging] Proposal - Draft: key=osm for aerial imagery and internel objects

2010-12-15 Thread Serge Wroclawski
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 6:51 AM, Werner Hoch wrote: > Hello, > > I've created a proposal for imagery objects and other objects that are > only used internaly in osm. >  http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/osm > Aerial Imagery: > --- > With the new Bing ima

Re: [Tagging] Proposal - Draft: key=osm for aerial imagery and internel objects

2010-12-15 Thread Robert Naylor
On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:08:37 -, Serge Wroclawski wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 6:51 AM, Werner Hoch wrote: Aerial Imagery: --- With the new Bing images many new relations have been created that contain boundaries of hires images. I think it would be cool to have

Re: [Tagging] Proposal - Draft: key=osm for aerial imagery and internel objects

2010-12-15 Thread Pieren
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Robert Naylor wrote: > Also see top of http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bing/Coverage > > "Please use this page for recording coverage. Do not use boundary > relations. Large, detailed relations can be exceptionally slow to retrieve > and cause very high server

[Tagging] Editing road layouts that have bus routes

2010-12-15 Thread Laurence Penney
The other day I tidied up a road junction near where I live in Bristol, moving nodes and deleting a way with the aid of Bing imagery. I found it more problematic than I expected because of a bus route that went along the road - the deleted way seems to have confused things. Here are the two way

Re: [Tagging] Editing road layouts that have bus routes

2010-12-15 Thread Peter
Try this one: http://openbusmap.org/ Dunno how old it's data is, looks like a week old or something. 2010/12/15 Laurence Penney : > The other day I tidied up a road junction near where I live in Bristol, > moving nodes and deleting a way with the aid of Bing imagery. I found it more > problemat

Re: [Tagging] Editing road layouts that have bus routes

2010-12-15 Thread Craig Wallace
On 15/12/2010 15:31, Laurence Penney wrote: The other day I tidied up a road junction near where I live in Bristol, moving nodes and deleting a way with the aid of Bing imagery. I found it more problematic than I expected because of a bus route that went along the road - the deleted way seems

[Tagging] Mapnik Software

2010-12-15 Thread Robert Elsenaar
Hi, We all know there lot of our maps are rendered with Mapnik. Does somebody knows if there is development going on on this software. Dows thsi software package evolve in supporting more complex situation in GeoData? Robert___ Tagging mailing list Ta

[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - shop=anime_stuff

2010-12-15 Thread ergo
Hi All. Welcome to discussion about new tag shop=anime_stuff http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Anime_stuff Best regards, ergo ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - winter & ice roads

2010-12-15 Thread Gleb Smirnoff
Switched the wiki page to RFC state. -- Totus tuus, Glebius. ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging

Re: [Tagging] Editing road layouts that have bus routes

2010-12-15 Thread Dominik Mahrer (Teddy)
On 12/15/2010 04:39 PM, Peter wrote: Try this one: http://openbusmap.org/ Dunno how old it's data is, looks like a week old or something. The data is from September. http://tools.geofabrik.de/osmi/?view=pubtrans_network gets updated more frequently. Teddych _

Re: [Tagging] Mapnik Software

2010-12-15 Thread Peter
Yup. Work is being done on Mapnik2. Read about it on http://trac.mapnik.org/wiki/Mapnik2 2010/12/15 Robert Elsenaar : > Hi, > > We all know there lot of our maps are rendered with Mapnik. > Does somebody knows if there is development going on on this software. Dows > thsi software package evolve i

Re: [Tagging] Editing road layouts that have bus routes

2010-12-15 Thread Peter
Thanks! September is quite old... 2010/12/15 Dominik Mahrer (Teddy) : > On 12/15/2010 04:39 PM, Peter wrote: >> >> Try this one: http://openbusmap.org/ >> Dunno how old it's data is, looks like a week old or something. > > The data is from September. > http://tools.geofabrik.de/osmi/?view=pubtrans

Re: [Tagging] Bus depot?

2010-12-15 Thread Dave F.
On 15/12/2010 09:19, Simone Saviolo wrote: I'll revive the discussion and ask for a proposal, if that's ok with you. That's sound great. please let us know of any conclusions. Personally I'd go for landuse=bus_depot. but I'm open to suggestions. Thanks Dave F

Re: [Tagging] Bus depot?

2010-12-15 Thread Steve Bennett
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Dave F. wrote: > Personally I'd go for landuse=bus_depot. but I'm open to suggestions. So landuse=* is going to be the new dumping ground? :) I had thought landuse=* was for general categories, like "there is industrial activity in this area" without picking out a

Re: [Tagging] Bus depot?

2010-12-15 Thread Richard Welty
On 12/15/10 5:59 PM, Steve Bennett wrote: On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Dave F. wrote: Personally I'd go for landuse=bus_depot. but I'm open to suggestions. So landuse=* is going to be the new dumping ground? :) I had thought landuse=* was for general categories, like "there is industrial a

[Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

2010-12-15 Thread Richard Welty
in albany ny, we have one of the few surviving ones of these: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nfgusedautoparts/772654479/in/set-72157605741479117/ it's not a monument or memorial (except maybe to an old record label), and tourism=attraction seems like it might be overkill -- but then, it's really t

Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

2010-12-15 Thread Steve Bennett
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Richard Welty wrote: > in albany ny, we have one of the few surviving ones of these: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/nfgusedautoparts/772654479/in/set-72157605741479117/ > > it's not a monument or memorial (except maybe to an old record label), > and tourism=attr

Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

2010-12-15 Thread Anthony
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Steve Bennett wrote: > Well, you didn't actually explain what it is - obviously there's more > to it than just a dog on someone's roof. http://wikimapia.org/1877706/RTA-Building-W-Nipper ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging

Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

2010-12-15 Thread Richard Welty
On 12/15/10 8:08 PM, Steve Bennett wrote: On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Richard Welty wrote: in albany ny, we have one of the few surviving ones of these: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nfgusedautoparts/772654479/in/set-72157605741479117/ it's not a monument or memorial (except maybe to an

Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

2010-12-15 Thread Nathan Edgars II
A related question is how to tag something like this: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_192_marker_7_eastbound.jpg It's often called a mile marker, but the distance between each consecutive pair is not constant. The intent is for tourist-oriented businesses to advertise their location with

Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

2010-12-15 Thread john
The mileage markers are also used in police reports, highway department work orders, and the like, as a standardized way of describing an approximate location. ---Original Email--- Subject :Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts >From :mailto:nerou...@gmail.com Date :Wed De

Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

2010-12-15 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:45 PM, wrote: > The mileage markers are also used in police reports, highway department work > orders, and the like, as a standardized way of describing an approximate > location. Read what I said: these are not mile markers. Perhaps the police uses them as landmarks,

Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

2010-12-15 Thread Richard Welty
i think this varies. in NY, most highways have small green reference markers about every 1/10th of a mile, distinct from the larger green markers with mileages that are mostly about a mile apart. these reference markers are the ones that police and highway crews work with. because the small refer

Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

2010-12-15 Thread Anthony
These "GuideMarkers" seem to be specific to US Route 192 (http://www.highway192kissimmee.com/). I thought there was a tag for something to the effect of "informational highway sign", but if there is I couldn't find it. On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Richard Welty wrote: > i think this varies.

Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

2010-12-15 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Richard Welty wrote: > i think this varies. in NY, most highways have small green reference > markers about every 1/10th of a mile, distinct from the larger > green markers with mileages that are mostly about a mile apart. > these reference markers are the ones tha

Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

2010-12-15 Thread Richard Welty
On 12/15/10 9:31 PM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Richard Welty wrote: i think this varies. in NY, most highways have small green reference markers about every 1/10th of a mile, distinct from the larger green markers with mileages that are mostly about a mile apart.

Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

2010-12-15 Thread Steve Bennett
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Richard Welty wrote: > it depends on what an attraction is. i'm not averse to using it, but in the > US at least, an attraction is usually some place you park, maybe buy > tickets, and go in a building, park, etc for a more extended experience. Yeah, but don't go