Andy, Thanks for your help. Please tell me, because I don't understand how people make use of such information, how you obtain within OpenStreetMap, for example, a named walking or cycle route and how you make use of it.
With regards, Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Allan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] Coincident named footpath and differently namedroad > Hi Bob, > > I would say adding a relation to describe the whole Thames Path would > be very useful. There are already route relations used this way around > London for the Capital Ring, London Loop, Lea Valley Walk and more, > and they nicely solve the problem of named walking routes following > otherwise named streets. > > You can see an example rendering at > http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/shine/archives/2008/05/29/look-ma-no-hands/ > > To be consistent with the existing walking routes in the area, the > relation can be tagged as > type = route > route = foot > network = uk_ldp > name = Thames Path > > Hope this helps, > > Andy > > On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Bob Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> When the Thames Path, as a recognised national trail, is coincident with >> a >> named metalled road for a distance, is this where a relation should be >> applied? I have read about relations, but probably fail to understand >> how >> they work and would like some advice. I imagine, for example, >> that a user might want to be able to select the whole Thames Path. >> Unless >> these portions that coincide with named metalled roads are also >> identified >> in some way, then that continuous path does not exist. >> >> Does that make sense? I have a lot to learn about how people might use >> the >> data that we input and want to be as helpful as possible. >> >> Bob >> _______________________________________________ >> newbies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.7/1545 - Release Date: 10/07/2008 > 18:43 > > > _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
