On Thu Oct 29 12:20:37 2015 GMT, Dave Swarthout wrote: > > Also FYI, I noticed but did not add to OSM a sensor type weighing device in > Thailand the other day. My quick glance at the sign suggests it is a type > of scale you merely drive over and the weight is computer somehow without > the necessity of stopping the vehicle. weight_sensor=yes or some variation > might apply in that case. > I have heard of such devices existing on the M6 in Birmingham, but have never spotted anything.
Phil (trigpoint) > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Gerd Petermann < > gpetermann_muenc...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > reg. contact tool: > > > > I agree that spamming is a problem. > > > > > > My current way to contact the mapper is to add a comment to the > > > > changeset, did that > 100 times now, typically with good response. > > > > A typical comment looks like this: > > > > Please review [way(s) / node(s) ] id,id,... > > > > The tag tagkey1=tagvalue1 is rarely used, did you mean > > > > tagkey2=tagvalue2 ? See also <link to wiki page> > > > > > > Another typical comment looks like this: > > > > Please review [way(s) / node(s) ] id,id,... > > > > > > I've changed the rarely used tag ... to ... > > > > See also <link to wiki page> > > > > > > So, what I have in mind might be a JOSM plugin. > > > > > > Gerd > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *Von:* Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> > > *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 29. Oktober 2015 12:17 > > *An:* tagging@openstreetmap.org > > *Betreff:* Re: [Tagging] How to tag a weigh station / bridge ? > > > > > > > > On 29/10/2015 9:39 PM, Gerd Petermann wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > the wiki documents > > > > amenity=weighbridge (taginfo reports 386 uses) > > > > > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag%3Aamenity%3Dweighbridge > > > > > > I would NOT use amenity! > > > > And status=in_use? less than 400 total. > > > > Besides several different spellings like > > > > amenity=weigh_bridge (8), weightbridge (3) ,... > > > > and other similar tags like > > > > amenity=weigh_station (21) > > > > ... > > > > I've found several nodes or ways tagged e.g. > > > > highway=weigh_station (60) > > > > highway=weighbridge (9) > > > > > > man_made=weighbridge (44) > > > > man_made=weigh_bridge (6) > > > > man_made=weighing_scale (4) > > > > man_made=weighting_machine (1) > > > > and further spelling variatons. > > > > Of the above I would prefer > > > > man_made=weighbridge > > > > Can be applied to railways, highways with equal ease. And yes both railways > > and highways have them. > > > > A weighting scale, machine may be for postal items, personal scales... a > > weighbridge is for vehicles. > > > > > > > > weight_sensor=yes (1) > > > > weight_bridge (1) > > > > > > I would think the critical things would be the weight limit and the weight > > resolution. > > Not what kind of sensor is employed. > > > > > > > > I guess most of them describe the same thing. > > > > It would be great to have a tool which allows to contact > > > > all mappers that used the different versions and ask > > > > them to check if the most often used tag is matching. > > > > Do we have a tool like that ? If not, would it be welcomed? > > > > > > Need to be careful not to support spam! > > Other than that .. yes, would make contact easier .. but a discussion page > > would be better rather than private emails? > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tagging mailing list > > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > > > > > > -- > Dave Swarthout > Homer, Alaska > Chiang Mai, Thailand > Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com > -- Sent from my Jolla _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
