2013/9/4 Bryce Nesbitt
> utilities=underground ( no overhead utilities are present )
> utilities=overhead (overhead wires are visible)
> utilities=none(it is known that utilities don't run in this corridor,
> even underground)
>
-1, IMHO you should only tag utilities=underground if you k
Utilities seems a bit vague to me. Over here water, gas, telephony and
sewage are always underground, mostly under the sidewalk and sewage under
the street. Electricity usually is, except in rural areas.
Cable distribution follows the 'façades' of the houses and then there is
the cable of the stree
On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 2:00 PM, wrote:
> It's also nice to keep things a bit simple in OSM, because all records in
> the database need correct input and maintenance. I'm already seeing a lot
> of confusion on petrol stations. Where I just want to find the nearest fuel
> station (yes, I would lik
Bryce Nesbitt wrote:
> To see how it feels, I've started to tag my local area with:
>
> utilities=underground
>
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> In areas where I know that all overhead wires have been undergrounded.
> A
> complete tag list might be:
>
> utilities=underground ( no overhead utilities are present )
> utili
2013/9/4 Marc Gemis
> But I'll admit that it would be better to if we could agree on using
> either name, brand or operator
there is some level of consensus (at least on a national level) how to deal
with gas stations, all three keys have their particular meaning, using only
one would not wor
2013/8/30 Frederik Ramm
> Hi,
>
> On 29.08.2013 16:07, André Pirard wrote:
> > "This tag was created for the specific needs
> > of logging [to tell which timbering vehicle can pass a bend]"
>
> More background here:
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Round_wood_transport_in_the_forest
>
This
2013/9/4 Ronnie Soak
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> 2013/8/30 Frederik Ramm
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>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Round_wood_transport_in_the_forest
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>
> This site interprets access:xxx=* keys as possibility instead of legal
> restriction.
> I though it was general understanding that access=* restrictions alway
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 5:35 AM, John F. Eldredge wrote:
> You might also want to have utilities=underground_and_overhead as a
> possible value, to handle cases where some utility cables, but not all,
> have been placed underground. Or, would this be handled by having two
> separate utility tags?
>
The proposed tagging scheme doesn't sound too bad to me.
It's easily expandable for those who want to map more detail
utilities:sewage=underground
utilities:electricity=overhead
utilities:communications=underground
But I would vote for just mapping what is somewhat verifiable on the ground.
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