[HOT] Waterways in swampy area

Is it okay to map waterways in swampy areas as canals? See http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/2768#task/462 Thanks, Arne___ HOT mailing list HOT@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot

Re: [HOT] residential roads within built-up areas

> In the same way a path may be a significant transportation route for a village or small town but it cannot be highway=unclassified or highway=tertiary because of the construction class that limits vehicles. My thoughts have always been if the settlement has a metal roof then a truck or cart mus

Re: [HOT] residential roads within built-up areas

At State of the Map Africa conference earlier this month we had several discussions about road tagging. The Africa Highway Tagging Guide has been updated to reflect those discussions. Personally I have found that thinking of the tagging hier

Re: [HOT] residential roads within built-up areas

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 2:39 PM, Bjoern Hassler wrote: > I agree with your definition. Would you agree that it implies that > 'residential' is used relatively sparsely, i.e. where a road leads to a > group of houses, or where a road is located inside a "gated" are, like an > institution, universi

Re: [HOT] residential roads within built-up areas

Hi Joseph, > I wouldn't (although I know nobody asked me). > You are on this list - so yes, you were asked! :) Thanks for the comments. ... > > There are currently 37.2 million residential ways in OSM. So not sparse > and most likely a consensus exists already as to the meaning of residential.

Re: [HOT] residential roads within built-up areas

I agree with your definition. Would you agree that it implies that 'residential' is used relatively sparsely, i.e. where a road leads to a group of houses, or where a road is located inside a "gated" are, like an institution, university, school or residential community? I wouldn't (although I kno

Re: [HOT] residential roads within built-up areas

Hi Blake, Thanks! Generally roads that are part of the larger road network > infrastructure and serve as connections between settlements but also > pass through those settlements are not down tagged to "residential" > roads when they pass through settlements. > ... > > Residential roads are road

Re: [HOT] residential roads within built-up areas

Hi Bjoern, Generally roads that are part of the larger road network infrastructure and serve as connections between settlements but also pass through those settlements are not down tagged to "residential" roads when they pass through settlements. In looking over the wiki, I swear it used to say t

Re: [HOT] residential roads within built-up areas

I'll have to find the name of the coffee shop they hang out at then you can go and visit them and have a discussion. Cheerio John On 26 July 2017 at 07:33, Bjoern Hassler wrote: > Hi John, > > thanks. What if I'm asking as a local mapper from the area? > > :) > > Bjoern > > On 26 July 2017 at 1

Re: [HOT] residential roads within built-up areas

Hi John, thanks. What if I'm asking as a local mapper from the area? :) Bjoern On 26 July 2017 at 13:31, john whelan wrote: > Lusaka is one of the few places in Africa that has boots on the ground, > many of which have backgrounds in GIS. I think there have been at least > twenty active local

Re: [HOT] residential roads within built-up areas

Lusaka is one of the few places in Africa that has boots on the ground, many of which have backgrounds in GIS. I think there have been at least twenty active local mappers mapping here so I'd be inclined to leave the tagging up to the locals. Cheerio John On 26 July 2017 at 07:20, Bjoern Hassler

[HOT] residential roads within built-up areas

Dear friends, The roads near here (to the west) are all "residential": https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/94058793 What's the view on residential roads within built-up areas? My view would be that the roads are all "through-roads" and therefore should be "Unclassified" rather than residential. Wh