Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-09-03 Thread Paul Johnson
On Aug 21, 2014 5:11 PM, SomeoneElse li...@mail.atownsend.org.uk wrote: On 21/08/2014 22:36, Janko Mihelić wrote: This makes sense because you can have more than one route on one way. Some countries do this, but the UK (where the B3070 is) does not*, so there's really no need for it.

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-09-03 Thread Paul Johnson
For consistency sake, seems like relations are the way to go, even in one route instances. On Aug 22, 2014 10:08 AM, Pieren pier...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Janko Mihelić jan...@gmail.com wrote: What did you mean with this? Do you suggest we use relations when there

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-09-03 Thread Paul Johnson
On Aug 22, 2014 7:11 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: Il giorno 22/ago/2014, alle ore 20:26, Jo winfi...@gmail.com ha scritto: Do I really hear you saying I should only map bus routes as relations where the ways are used by more than one route? and as route_ref tags

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-09-03 Thread Paul Johnson
On Aug 23, 2014 8:54 AM, John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.com wrote: I have seen park roads that were accessible to the public only during specified daylight hours. Using them after park closing time would likely lead to trespassing charges. So, an opening_hours tag on those roadways would make

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-24 Thread Dave F.
On 24/08/2014 00:10, Andy Street wrote: That's not strictly true, we do multiplex routes but individual sections of road are only ever referred to by a single route number (usually the most significant route being carried by the road). Unsure what you mean by 'multiplex'. Do you have an

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-24 Thread SomeoneElse
On 24/08/2014 00:10, Andy Street wrote: That's not strictly true, we do multiplex routes but individual sections of road are only ever referred to by a single route number (usually the most significant route being carried by the road). I'm not convinced that we (in the UK) do. I don't

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-24 Thread Andy Street
[reply-to set to talk-gb so we don't bore the rest of the world!] On Sun, 24 Aug 2014 12:23:47 +0100 Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com wrote: On 24/08/2014 00:10, Andy Street wrote: That's not strictly true, we do multiplex routes but individual sections of road are only ever referred to by a

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-23 Thread Werner Hoch
Hi, Am Donnerstag, den 21.08.2014, 19:20 +0100 schrieb Dave F.: http://ra.osmsurround.org/analyzeRelation?relationId=18159_noCache=on This route relation appears to be just for the B3070. Isn't that a waste of time as it's covered by the ref tags on the ways? I thought route relations

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-23 Thread Christian Quest
Deleting, deleting... First we should try to understand the meaning, the purpose of any data that has been contributed by someone else that we don't understand. I understand the purpose and meaning of the first two relations. Each of them describe a route, so the type=route / route=road looks ok

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-23 Thread SomeoneElse
On 23/08/2014 10:55, Christian Quest wrote: For the third one, I don't understand it. It is a big list (collection if your prefer) of roads, and I don't understand the opening_hours tags. What is this supposed to describe ? Does this mean nobody can drive on these roads except during the

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-23 Thread John F. Eldredge
I have seen park roads that were accessible to the public only during specified daylight hours. Using them after park closing time would likely lead to trespassing charges. So, an opening_hours tag on those roadways would make sense. On August 23, 2014 4:55:15 AM CDT, Christian Quest

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-23 Thread colliar
Am 23.08.2014 15:53, schrieb John F. Eldredge: I have seen park roads that were accessible to the public only during specified daylight hours. Using them after park closing time would likely lead to trespassing charges. So, an opening_hours tag on those roadways would make sense.

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-23 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Il giorno 23/ago/2014, alle ore 15:53, John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.com ha scritto: So, an opening_hours tag on those roadways would make sense. conditional access based on time would maybe be more suitable for roads cheers, Martin ___

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-23 Thread Andy Street
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:20:06 +0100 Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com wrote: http://ra.osmsurround.org/analyzeRelation?relationId=18159_noCache=on This route relation appears to be just for the B3070. Isn't that a waste of time as it's covered by the ref tags on the ways? I thought route

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-23 Thread Andy Street
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 23:09:40 +0100 SomeoneElse li...@mail.atownsend.org.uk wrote: On 21/08/2014 22:36, Janko Mihelić wrote: This makes sense because you can have more than one route on one way. Some countries do this, but the UK (where the B3070 is) does not*, so there's really no

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-22 Thread Dave F.
On 21/08/2014 22:36, Janko Mihelić wrote: P.S. I think this is for the tagging mailing list. I'm asking about the validity of a relation, not asking whether I should use tag A or tag B, so this forum is the correct place. Dave F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-22 Thread Pieren
On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 11:36 PM, Janko Mihelić jan...@gmail.com wrote: But if you ask me, the ref tags on ways should be deleted, and route relations can be used as information for highway refs. This makes sense because you can have more than one route on one way. And if you ask me, I would

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-22 Thread Janko Mihelić
2014-08-22 13:42 GMT+02:00 Pieren pier...@gmail.com: Excepted perhaps for ways with multiple refs, these relations are just used as categories : http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relations/Relations_are_not_Categories We do not, however, create relations that simply collect a loose group

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-22 Thread Pieren
On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Janko Mihelić jan...@gmail.com wrote: If road routes are categories, then bus routes are also categories. No. At least, the bus route relation brings some info that is not available elsewhere: the ordered list of bus stops. But if you ask me again, I would say

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-22 Thread Janko Mihelić
2014-08-22 13:42 GMT+02:00 Pieren pier...@gmail.com: And if you ask me, I would say the opposite. *Excepted perhaps for ways with multiple refs*, these relations are just used as categories : What did you mean with this? Do you suggest we use relations when there are multiple refs, and

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-22 Thread Pieren
On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Janko Mihelić jan...@gmail.com wrote: What did you mean with this? Do you suggest we use relations when there are multiple refs, and ways when there is only one ref? Yes. It's just a pragmatic approach : I use relations only if I have no easier alternative.

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-22 Thread Yves
On 22 août 2014 13:42:55 UTC+02:00, Pieren pier...@gmail.com wrote: Excepted perhaps for ways with multiple refs, these relations are just used as categories : http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relations/Relations_are_not_Categories We do not, however, create relations that simply collect a

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-22 Thread Jo
Do I really hear you saying I should only map bus routes as relations where the ways are used by more than one route? and as route_ref tags on the stretches where that particular road is used only by a single bus line? How can one easily check whether the routes is continuous in that case? Jo

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-22 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
Il giorno 22/ago/2014, alle ore 20:26, Jo winfi...@gmail.com ha scritto: Do I really hear you saying I should only map bus routes as relations where the ways are used by more than one route? and as route_ref tags on the stretches where that particular road is used only by a single bus

[OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-21 Thread Dave F.
Hi http://ra.osmsurround.org/analyzeRelation?relationId=18159_noCache=on This route relation appears to be just for the B3070. Isn't that a waste of time as it's covered by the ref tags on the ways? I thought route relations were a way to allow tagging of journeys taken over numerous types

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-21 Thread Philip Barnes
On Thu, 2014-08-21 at 19:20 +0100, Dave F. wrote: Hi http://ra.osmsurround.org/analyzeRelation?relationId=18159_noCache=on This route relation appears to be just for the B3070. Isn't that a waste of time as it's covered by the ref tags on the ways? I thought route relations were a way

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-21 Thread Janko Mihelić
I agree it's double information. But if you ask me, the ref tags on ways should be deleted, and route relations can be used as information for highway refs. This makes sense because you can have more than one route on one way. P.S. I think this is for the tagging mailing list. Janko

Re: [OSM-talk] route=road - What's that all about then?

2014-08-21 Thread SomeoneElse
On 21/08/2014 22:36, Janko Mihelić wrote: This makes sense because you can have more than one route on one way. Some countries do this, but the UK (where the B3070 is) does not*, so there's really no need for it. Cheers, Andy * with the exception of E road routes - which aren't