On 27/09/2010 17:37, Lennard wrote:
And when I cycle such a thing and want to map it, it's:
highway=cycleway
And I'm done. How am I to know there used to be rails infrastructure
there, years (and years) ago?
If you know - tag it; if not - don't. It's not vital, but could be useful.
But I'm biased. We render them on the mapnik map, and that's mostly
where my discomfort stems from. It would be fine to have the tags just
for the purpose of generating dedicated railways maps that also show
all the glory of past, but what the heck are they doing on the current
map?
I partially agree with you.
If it's a physical entity that was an old railway line but is still
visible, such a bridge or a cutting/embankment, map & tag it, including
the railway=abandoned tag if you're aware of it.
However if there is *no* visible evidence of it then it shouldn't be
mapped. OSM is for current data only.
Historical maps should use OSM as background & overlay such data, but
*not* include it in the database?
Cheers
Dave F.
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