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

On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Clifford Snow wrote: > > 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

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

On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 5:04 AM, Marc Gemis wrote: > On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 12:40 AM, Greg Morgan wrote: >> look at the recent turn lane work that MapBox is performing. They >> have done a wonderful job of finding issues and developing use cases >>

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

> Again this seems to be is the "I'm waiting for someone else to do something" > line. If you want a map rendering that shows stop signs, create one, like I I am not standing in any line. If I find an issue that I don't think has been addressed or the original author did not understand is an

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

On 06/08/2016 23:40, Greg Morgan wrote: Again relevance: I am still waiting for a stop sign to be rendered a year after it was requested. If we wait until a stop sign gets all artsie and fartsie, then it will never be rendered and it will never be mapped or shall I say mappers will become

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

Thank you for your comments Greg! We've been drafting a longer response that we wanted to share, and this seems like a good moment to jump in and do so. Firstly, thank you to everyone for your engaging feedback! We’ve learned a huge amount about the weaknesses and strengths of our proposal. We

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

On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 6:01 AM, Frederik Ramm wrote: > 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

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 >