[Talk-us] Fwd: [Tagging] Proposal for standardization of sidewalk schema (+ import)

The discussion threads got disconnected between tagging and talk-us, forwarding my response to talk-us. Martijn van Exel http://mvexel.github.io/ -- Forwarded message -- From: Martijn van Exel Date: Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [Tagging] Proposal for

Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] Proposing import of sidewalk data Seattle, WA, USA

Clifford, On 08/02/2016 05:59 PM, Clifford Snow wrote: > We tell people not to map for the renderer. In the same spirit shouldn't > we tell people not to let the limitations of the editor stop them from > mapping? Usually, when you deal with individual mappers who come up with a tagging scheme,

Re: [Talk-us] [Imports] Proposing import of sidewalk data Seattle, WA, USA

On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 6:01 AM, Frederik Ramm wrote: >sidewalk tagging in OSM is a complex issue. The fact that sidewalks > are not tagged as individual geometries is not purely a shortcoming, it > is a compromise that keeps OSM data editable. Having individual >

Re: [Talk-us] Proposing import of sidewalk data Seattle, WA, USA

Bill, To my mind the tools and infrastructure should be catering to the mappers' needs and not the other way around, so whatever reasonable requirements this tagging scheme may impose, the OSM platform should be able to absorb. Not my use of the word 'reasonable' --> in the spirit of OSM any

Re: [Talk-us] Proposing import of sidewalk data Seattle, WA, USA

As a mapper and map users whose household includes a wheelchair user, I applaud the idea of routable curb-cuts and crossings. What is the DB implication of urban ways trebling in ways, nodes is a discussion that needs to happen - is this a real or potential problem? Is it easy to extract/filter

Re: [Talk-us] Proposing import of sidewalk data Seattle, WA, USA

Meg, I applaud more sidewalk data in OSM. I started adding them in SLC some time ago. Then went through a phase where I thought they were redundant and that we could cover every use case with the sidewalk=* tags on ways. Not so. Let me know if MapRoulette can help here. We did a similar

Re: [Talk-us] Proposing import of sidewalk data Seattle, WA, USA

Meg this is excellent! Thank you for sharing your plans with `talk-us` and `talk-us-pugetsound`. I’m looking forward to seeing this public data source imported into OpenStreetMap. Given that your team is located in Seattle and is very involved with the local community there, I don’t see any

Re: [Talk-us] Proposing import of sidewalk data Seattle, WA, USA

Meg, sidewalk tagging in OSM is a complex issue. The fact that sidewalks are not tagged as individual geometries is not purely a shortcoming, it is a compromise that keeps OSM data editable. Having individual geometries for every single sidewalk on the planet will not only massively increase

[Talk-us] Proposing import of sidewalk data Seattle, WA, USA

Hello, We are proposing to import open municipal sidewalk data from the city of Seattle as described in this proposal: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Seattle,_Washington/Sidewalk_Import. Imports will be tagged according to the sidewalk schema that we propose here:

[Talk-us] Whole-US Garmin Map update - 2016-07-29

These are based off of Lambertus's work here: http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl If you have questions or comments about these maps, please feel free to ask. However, please do not send me private mail. The odds are, someone else will have the same questions, and by asking on the talk-us@