I've always thought actual measurements should be added to an individual node and the minimum width should be on the way, splitting the way at significant changes.
On Tue, 15 Aug 2023, 19:21 Volker Schmidt, <vosc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Two points. > > (1) Do not redefine width as medium width. > > (2) Do not propose tagging of ways that does not survive splitting the way > > On Tue, 15 Aug 2023, 18:11 Sebastian Gürtler, <sebastian.guert...@gmx.de> > wrote: > >> >> Am 15.08.23 um 14:56 schrieb Greg Troxel: >> >> >> If there are no objections, I'lpl add a section about the above to the >> wiki. >> > I strongly object, because a data router that uses just width will >> > conclude that the way is usable when it is not. It is a basic >> > principle of tagging that data consumers that read the basic tags rather >> > than the more complicated tags that are less used should not be misled. >> Agree completely. >> > If you want to keep "width=" as the minimum width over the way, and then >> > add the other things, then I don't see that as really helpful in the >> > grand scheme, but I don't see it as harmful. I expect very few >> > circumstances where it is appropriate, almost no one to tag them, and >> > almost no routers to implement it. >> >> I would add: I expect many situations where data will be destroyed >> afterwards: If ways are split for whatever reason, this would result in >> two ways with identical start and end values describing another >> situation. (e.g if you have start=2m end=3m you will get the same >> section as 2m-3m/2m-3m). You couldn't split a way without measuring the >> width at the splitting point - as a mapper you would have to delete the >> width:start/end tags if you split a way without knowing the width on >> this point, but no one would dare or be aware of it. >> >> => "... I expect many [or at the moment: all] editors that would destroy >> the data." >> >> Sebastian >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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