[Tagging] Names localization
Hello! Is there any way to implement the following localization strategy: 1. display russian (russian is just for example) name if it exists 2. display english name if russian name doesn't exists 3. display local name otherwise The problem for me is to determine which language is used for some region by default. I have found this discussionhttp://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Language_of_this_elementbut without solution. Regards, Alexander ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
Re: [Tagging] Names localization
On 25 April 2010 19:25, Alexander Sidorov alexi...@gmail.com wrote: The problem for me is to determine which language is used for some region by default. I have found this discussion but without solution. The solution is a cleverly written SQL statement in the mapnik config file, you need to add 2 extra columns to postgres table, name:ru and name:en and then in the SQL query you check if name:ru exists and then use it, otherwise check for name:en and use it otherwise use whatever is in the name column. However I haven't actually gotten round to trying to write a suitable query to do that but I've thought about doing something similar. ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
Re: [Tagging] Ways that change names while crossing divided roadways
On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 4:52 AM, Alan Mintz alan_mintz+...@earthlink.netalan_mintz%2b...@earthlink.net wrote: || || ---\/- ---/\- || || Nice pic ;-) But I'm not sure you are technically more accurate here. If you want to be so, draw a polygon for the intersection, not a node. Finally, straight forward lines are more reflecting the reality. And turning restrictions are not required (in simple case) if you have the oneway tags. But sometimes, I agree with you that this solution makes mapping easier when the intersection is more complex than this one. Pieren ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
Re: [Tagging] Names localization
On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Alexander Sidorov alexi...@gmail.comwrote: Hello! Is there any way to implement the following localization strategy: 1. display russian (russian is just for example) name if it exists 2. display english name if russian name doesn't exists 3. display local name otherwise The problem for me is to determine which language is used for some region by default. I have found this discussionhttp://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Language_of_this_elementbut without solution. Regards, Alexander The proposed feature is clearly not a solution since it is suggesting to add the same tag language=xxx in ALL named elements within the region. I think the right approach would be to set this default language in the polygon identifying the region, most probably in the administrative boundary relation. Then you could build up a query to apply this default value in your local gis db. (or deprecate the tag name and force the locale suffix). Pieren ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
Re: [Tagging] Ways that change names while crossing divided roadways
Nice pic ;-) But I'm not sure you are technically more accurate here. If you want to be so, draw a polygon for the intersection, not a node. Finally, straight forward lines are more reflecting the reality. And turning restrictions are not required (in simple case) if you have the oneway tags. But sometimes, I agree with you that this solution makes mapping easier when the intersection is more complex than this one. Pieren Hello can you please point out an example of using a polygon to define an intersection? I haven't seen this technique yet. Thanks ! Tyler___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
Re: [Tagging] Ways that change names while crossing divided roadways
On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 3:39 PM, ty...@egunn.com wrote: Hello can you please point out an example of using a polygon to define an intersection? I haven't seen this technique yet. I don't have one (although I'm pretty sure that someone already tried somewhere as I know that some places have all roads drawn with polygons). I just wanted to say that simplifying an intersection to a single node is not technicaly more accurate. regards Pieren ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
Re: [Tagging] Ways that change names while crossing divided roadways
On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 6:44 AM, Ben Laenen benlae...@gmail.com wrote: Just don't give a name to the small ways between the left and right streets. It's not part of either road on both sides anyway. Seems like the best way to go - easy for routers to simply ignore really short unnamed ways. The other alternatives aren't so bad either. ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
Re: [Tagging] Entrances..
A subway entrance is a descending staircase, usually in the middle of a sidewalk. Coming from one direction, you encounter the steps. Coming from the other three directions, you encounter some sort of wall or fence to keep you from falling into the stairwell. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all. -- Hypatia of Alexandria -Original Message- From: Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:11:36 To: m...@koppenhoefer.com; Tag discussion, strategy and related toolstagging@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Tagging] Entrances.. M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: 2010/4/20 Erik Johansson erjo...@gmail.com: Wouldn't it be great if railway=subway_entrance was rendering +1 currently I'm mapping them with barrier=wall (U-form) and highway=steps in the middle (and on the end subway_entrance) Hi Could you expand clarify on what you mean by U-form why you'd tag an entrance with a wall? Cheers Dave F. ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
[Tagging] List of usual properties for categories
Hello! Is there any list of properties that are usually added to concrete categories? For example, how are buildings' properties (street, house number) mapped? Regards, Alexander ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
