Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-29 Thread Mark Williams
Liz wrote: On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Roy Wallace wrote: My main point is that when there is a maximum height under a way, this should be tagged as an attribute of that way, not of the ways that pass under it. Here I cannot agree When I travel over the bridge I am not interested in the maximum

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-29 Thread Roy Wallace
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 4:42 PM, Mark Williams mark@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Therefore maxheight is a property of the way going under the bridge, possibly 1 way if the road is fragmented in OSM, and ought to be on the whole road from where the sign is until after the bridge. Yup, that

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-29 Thread Alex Mauer
On 07/28/2009 11:45 AM, Christoph Böhme wrote: According to Wikipedia clearance [1] is the free space between a vehicle and the structure (i.e. bridge) it is passing through. The maximum height (and width) of the vehicle is -- at least for railways -- called loading gauge [2] while the

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Maarten Deenmd...@xs4all.nl wrote: Having a node shared between a bridge and the way underneath may solve one problem but introduces another (having to make a relation to indicate this physical route is not present). Agreed. maxheight needs to be applied to

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: Um...the way would also be close proximity to the bridge, because it passes under it... I don't see how finding a node near a bridge is a particularly elegant solution. And by random I mean the particular node you choose would

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: I'm starting to like this idea. But the problem with this is how to define that section of way, so as not to introduce a maintenance You really don't want to pull on that thread, the same can be said for bridges or virtually

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Maarten Deen
Roy Wallace wrote: On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Maarten Deenmd...@xs4all.nl wrote: Having a node shared between a bridge and the way underneath may solve one problem but introduces another (having to make a relation to indicate this physical route is not present). Agreed. maxheight

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:58 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: The solution depends on what problem you are trying to solve, if you are trying to find attributes of a bridge or restrictions of a way, my suggestion

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Maarten Deenmd...@xs4all.nl wrote: IMHO it is not that important if the way with the limit is only just beneath the bridge, or is somewhat longer or is applied to nodes on either side of a bridge. I recently came across this example where the way with the

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Maarten Deen
Roy Wallace wrote: On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Maarten Deenmd...@xs4all.nl wrote: IMHO it is not that important if the way with the limit is only just beneath the bridge, or is somewhat longer or is applied to nodes on either side of a bridge. I recently came across this example where

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Ian Sergeant
Maarten Deenmd...@xs4all.nl wrote: I recently came across this example where the way with the maxheight is a lot longer than strictly necessary. For every day uses this does not really pose a problem. Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: A couple of potential problems with this: What

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Simon Ward
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 08:11:21AM +1000, Roy Wallace wrote: There are two issues here: 1) what should be tagged and 2) what should it be tagged with. For 1), what should be tagged? Definitely the bridge. For two reasons: firstly, clearance under a bridge is an attribute of the bridge. What

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread marcus.wolschon
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:11:21 +1000, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:47 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Mon, 27/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: I think the bridge should be tagged. There was an overwhelming response on the

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Simon Ward
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 08:01:45AM +0100, Simon Ward wrote: What of bridges that cross multiple ways of different heights? Sorry. I see that this has been commented on elsewhere in the thread. Simon -- A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, marcus.wolsc...@googlemail.com marcus.wolsc...@googlemail.com wrote: 2) Not only bridges have maxheight but also parking-lots, tunnels, ... and trees even if they aren't explicitly signed.

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: For maxspeed (your example), the restriction should be applied to the Exactly, you may have to break a way up to apply maxspeed tags to several different parts of what was originally a single way. Exactly the same as a bridge,

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Sybren A . Stüvel
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 09:07:56AM +0200, marcus.wolsc...@googlemail.com wrote: The way below the bridge does not intersect the bridge at all. There is no reference from the street below to indicate that there is a bridge at all. You would have to analyse the location and vector of all other

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Greg Troxel
Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Stephen Hopeslh...@gmail.com wrote: No, you're wrong here. Maxheight is an element of the way that goes under the bridge. It is caused by the bridge, but it is not part of the bridge. You're saying that the

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
2009/7/28 Liz ed...@billiau.net: To return to the bridge the following attributes of the bridge and the road underneath it all need to be considered a) Height of bridge height tag on bridge way b) Height above sea level of the bridge ele tag on bridge way c) Max height of the arch of the

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-28 Thread Christoph Böhme
Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com schrieb: On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Ross Scanloni...@4x4falcon.com wrote: Does this mean the bridge has a clearance of 2.8 or the road under the bridge has a clearance of 2.8.  To me this would suggest the bridge has a limit of 2.8 ie vehicles

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:47 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Mon, 27/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: I think the bridge should be tagged. There was an overwhelming response on the main talk list that this be tagged as maxheight on the way that has the

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Stephen Hopeslh...@gmail.com wrote: No, you're wrong here. Maxheight is an element of the way that goes under the bridge.  It is caused by the bridge, but it is not part of the bridge. You're saying that the clearance under a bridge is not an attribute of the

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Cameronosm-mailing-li...@justcameron.com wrote: I think tag the part of the way that is signed. Generally before bridges there is a sign informing road users of the bridge's restrictions. Sometimes they will offer an alternate route for larger vehicles. So tag

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Liz
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Roy Wallace wrote: On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Stephen Hopeslh...@gmail.com wrote: No, you're wrong here. Maxheight is an element of the way that goes under the bridge. It is caused by the bridge, but it is not part of the bridge. You're saying that the

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Dirk-Lüder Kreie
Liz schrieb: To return to the bridge the following attributes of the bridge and the road underneath it all need to be considered Height of bridge Height above sea level of the bridge Max height of the arch of the bridge above the roadway Max height of a vehicle which can drive under the

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Aun Johnsen (via Webmail)
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:34:00 +1000, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Cameronosm-mailing-li...@justcameron.com wrote: I think tag the part of the way that is signed. Generally before bridges there is a sign informing road users of the bridge's

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Liz
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Dirk-Lüder Kreie wrote: Liz schrieb: To return to the bridge the following attributes of the bridge and the road underneath it all need to be considered Height of bridge Height above sea level of the bridge Max height of the arch of the bridge above the roadway

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Apollinaris Schoell
Funnily enough, where I have been mapping the sign is always on the bridge itself. Anyway, I think we should be tagging what the sign is referring to, independent of the sign itself. even if the sign is on the bridge structure it is a limitation valid for the road passing under the bridge.

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Ross Scanloni...@4x4falcon.com wrote: Does this mean the bridge has a clearance of 2.8 or the road under the bridge has a clearance of 2.8.  To me this would suggest the bridge has a limit of 2.8 ie vehicles travelling over the bridge can not be above 2.8

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Apollinaris Schoellascho...@gmail.com wrote:  one bridge can cross multiple roads with different maxheight limtations. This is a good argument in favour of tagging the ways that pass under a bridge instead of the bridge. But I think it should be weighed against

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Liz
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Roy Wallace wrote: My main point is that when there is a maximum height under a way, this should be tagged as an attribute of that way, not of the ways that pass under it. Here I cannot agree When I travel over the bridge I am not interested in the maximum height of the

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Lized...@billiau.net wrote: When I travel over the bridge I am not interested in the maximum height of the way which travels under the bridge. When I travel under the bridge I am interested in the height limitation. Ah, perhaps our difference in opinion stems

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 12:26 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: I think everyone is thinking of this in one of 2 ways, it's either an attribute of the bridge, or a restriction of the way under the bridge. Agreed. And it's clear that both ways of thinking are probably valid. As

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: Agreed. And it's clear that both ways of thinking are probably valid. As of time of writing maxheight is the only valid one and I don't think we need or should have 2 tags to indicate the same thing in 2 different ways. Can

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Liz
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Roy Wallace wrote: On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 12:26 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: I think everyone is thinking of this in one of 2 ways, it's either an attribute of the bridge, or a restriction of the way under the bridge. Agreed. And it's clear that both

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: Ah, perhaps our difference in opinion stems from our different perspectives - your emphasis on when I travel vs my emphasis on, perhaps, when I look at a map, or when I conceptualise the world. That was the basis of the 2 sets

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 2:57 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: As of time of writing maxheight is the only valid one and I don't think we need or should have 2 tags to indicate the same thing in 2 different ways. I meant there's two ways of conceptualising the distance below a

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread John Smith
--- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: I would at least suggest that - if maxheight is applied to a node, as you suggest - the node should be *shared* by the bridge (way) and the way passing under. This makes it clearer that maxheight is The problem with this is

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Liz
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Roy Wallace wrote: By the way, you can't place a node under the bridge, unless it is indeed shared by the bridge, as all ways have zero width (right?). Logically you can as they are on different layers. ___ talk mailing list

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:30 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Tue, 28/7/09, Roy Wallace waldo000...@gmail.com wrote: I would at least suggest that - if maxheight is applied to a node, as you suggest - the node should be *shared* by the bridge (way) and the way passing

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Maarten Deen
Roy Wallace wrote: On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 2:57 PM, John Smithdelta_foxt...@yahoo.com wrote: As of time of writing maxheight is the only valid one and I don't think we need or should have 2 tags to indicate the same thing in 2 different ways. I meant there's two ways of conceptualising the

Re: [OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Roy Wallace
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Lized...@billiau.net wrote: On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Roy Wallace wrote: By the way, you can't place a node under the bridge, unless it is indeed shared by the bridge, as all ways have zero width (right?). Logically you can as they are on different layers. Yes,

[OSM-talk] [talk-au] maxheight/height

2009-07-27 Thread Maarten Deen
Liz edodd at billiau.net wrote: On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Roy Wallace wrote: By the way, you can't place a node under the bridge, unless it is indeed shared by the bridge, as all ways have zero width (right?). Logically you can as they are on different layers. That is not going to work. There is