Re: [Tagging] Is a sidewalk always adjacent to a traversable road?

2011-08-24 Thread Simone Saviolo
2011/8/24 Josh Doe > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Nathan Edgars II > wrote: > > On 8/23/2011 7:38 PM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: > >> > >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/67469500 is an extension of a > >> sidewalk across a railroad, whereas the adjacent highway does not cross. > >> Is

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - man_made=billboard

2011-08-24 Thread Bryce Nesbitt
San Francisco, CA is an example. So is Los Angeles: http://labillboards.visionbib.com/ Or Auckland http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/services/billboards/default.asp#registration Once registered, each billboard will be issued with a registration plate which must be displayed and visible to t

Re: [Tagging] Is a sidewalk always adjacent to a traversable road?

2011-08-24 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On 8/24/2011 3:44 AM, Simone Saviolo wrote: Secondly, I'm not sure that the way of the crossing would be a highway=footway. Isn't that supposed to be a separate "carriageway"? How is this not a separate linear object? http://maps.google.com/maps?q=orlando&hl=en&ll=28.535671,-81.374757&spn=0.00

Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] Combined bicycle & footway

2011-08-24 Thread Tom Chance
On 24 August 2011 01:47, Steve Bennett wrote: > On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Richard Fairhurst > wrote: > > I could see some benefit to splitting the tag into two - say, > > highway=cycle for "bikes only", highway=cycle+foot for "bikes and > > pedestrians" - and doing (whisper it) a mass cha

Re: [Tagging] Request for comments on proposed tags for amenity=drinking_water

2011-08-24 Thread Bryce Nesbitt
On 08/23/2011 06:49 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: If you are doing an import you should check beforehand if there is already a drinking water fountain in OSM mapped to avoid duplicates. I do a proximity check: however there is a problem in that legitimate drinking fountain spacing can be far sm

Re: [Tagging] Request for comments on proposed tags for amenity=drinking_water

2011-08-24 Thread Bryce Nesbitt
On 08/23/2011 06:49 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: I sometimes tag a type with it. In my area there are many individual fountains (usually older ones) but also a lot of the same in ~3 different types. E.g. in your link http://www.roninrome.com/living-in-italy/water-water-everywhere the first pict

Re: [Tagging] Is a sidewalk always adjacent to a traversable road?

2011-08-24 Thread Anthony
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:37 AM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: > On 8/24/2011 3:44 AM, Simone Saviolo wrote: >> >> Secondly, I'm not sure that the >> way of the crossing would be a highway=footway. Isn't that supposed to >> be a separate "carriageway"? > > How is this not a separate linear object? > htt

Re: [Tagging] Is a sidewalk always adjacent to a traversable road?

2011-08-24 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On 8/24/2011 8:07 PM, Anthony wrote: On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:37 AM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: On 8/24/2011 3:44 AM, Simone Saviolo wrote: Secondly, I'm not sure that the way of the crossing would be a highway=footway. Isn't that supposed to be a separate "carriageway"? How is this not a sep

Re: [Tagging] Is a sidewalk always adjacent to a traversable road?

2011-08-24 Thread Anthony
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: > On 8/24/2011 8:07 PM, Anthony wrote: >> >> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:37 AM, Nathan Edgars II >>  wrote: >>> >>> On 8/24/2011 3:44 AM, Simone Saviolo wrote: Secondly, I'm not sure that the way of the crossing would be a highw

Re: [Tagging] Is a sidewalk always adjacent to a traversable road?

2011-08-24 Thread Anthony
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Anthony wrote: > On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: >> On 8/24/2011 8:07 PM, Anthony wrote: >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:37 AM, Nathan Edgars II >>>  wrote: On 8/24/2011 3:44 AM, Simone Saviolo wrote: > > Secondly, I'm

Re: [Tagging] Is a sidewalk always adjacent to a traversable road?

2011-08-24 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On 8/24/2011 8:59 PM, Anthony wrote: On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: On 8/24/2011 8:07 PM, Anthony wrote: On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:37 AM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: On 8/24/2011 3:44 AM, Simone Saviolo wrote: Secondly, I'm not sure that the way of the crossing wou