Re: [Tagging] Access tags (general question, but mostly regarding bicycle)

2015-08-28 Thread Andy Townsend
On 28/08/2015 13:15, Anders Fougner wrote: So we should consider replacing the tagging scheme with one which isn't misunderstood so easily. The use of access:foot=*, access:bicycle=* has been proposed at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/access_restrictions_1.5#Namespace

[Tagging] Access tags (general question, but mostly regarding bicycle)

2015-08-28 Thread Anders Fougner
Hi, as probably most of you are aware of, common access tags such as foot=*, bicycle=* etc. are every often misunderstood by the people contributing to OSM. The problem is that people, unless they have read the wiki, believe that these tags define whether it is _possible_ to walk or cycle

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-28 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
sent from a phone Am 28.08.2015 um 02:37 schrieb John Willis jo...@mac.com: We don't have building=drop_forge and building=paint_booth for industrial, yet those are specialty building types - I agree those are particular building types (with particular requirements that lead to

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread Andy Townsend
On 28/08/2015 13:45, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: as path can be sub tagged to be the same as bridleway or cycleway and excluding pedestrians, this is simply not true No, it can't. It _can_ be sub-tagged to have the same _access_ restrictions_ as a bridleway and cycleway, sure, and you could

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
sent from a phone Am 28.08.2015 um 02:08 schrieb Warin 61sundow...@gmail.com: As highway=path could be sub tagged to be the same as highway=footway It was simply a lazy way of tagging a 'footway' with some sub tags rather than actually using the existing tags. as path can be sub

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-28 Thread Philip Barnes
On Fri, 2015-08-28 at 14:43 +0200, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: sent from a phone Am 28.08.2015 um 02:37 schrieb John Willis jo...@mac.com: We don't have building=drop_forge and building=paint_booth for industrial, yet those are specialty building types - I agree those are

Re: [Tagging] Access tags (general question, but mostly regarding bicycle)

2015-08-28 Thread Anders Fougner
Den 28.08.15 14.41, skrev Andy Townsend: On 28/08/2015 13:15, Anders Fougner wrote: So we should consider replacing the tagging scheme with one which isn't misunderstood so easily. The use of access:foot=*, access:bicycle=* has been proposed at

Re: [Tagging] waterway=derelict_canal

2015-08-28 Thread Richard
On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 04:00:15PM +0200, Friedrich Volkmann wrote: On 27.08.2015 13:51, Andy Townsend wrote: On 27/08/2015 12:15, Friedrich Volkmann wrote: With disused:amenity=pub you may get in trouble. What if it was a pub at one time, a nightclub at another time and a restaurant at yet

Re: [Tagging] Access tags (general question, but mostly regarding bicycle)

2015-08-28 Thread Mateusz Konieczny
On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:15:56 +0200 Anders Fougner anders.foug...@gmail.com wrote: So we should consider replacing the tagging scheme with one which isn't misunderstood so easily. The use of access:foot=*, access:bicycle=* has been proposed at

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-28 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
sent from a phone Am 28.08.2015 um 01:59 schrieb Warin 61sundow...@gmail.com: Nothing wrong with being generic, highway=residential covers a lot of different looking roads around the world. OSM can use existing sub tags to further describe them if required. the more generic we are, the

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-28 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
sent from a phone Am 28.08.2015 um 01:59 schrieb Warin 61sundow...@gmail.com: There are existing tags to describe the number of floors in a building. If that is the only difference. it's not cheers Martin ___ Tagging mailing list

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
sent from a phone Am 28.08.2015 um 15:01 schrieb Andy Townsend ajt1...@gmail.com: No, it can't. It _can_ be sub-tagged to have the same _access_ restrictions_ as a bridleway and cycleway, sure, and you could probably approach cycleway with smoothness etc., but what about bridleway?

Re: [Tagging] Construction

2015-08-28 Thread Andrew MacKinnon
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Mateusz Konieczny matkoni...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:29:58 -0400 Andrew MacKinnon andrew...@gmail.com wrote: Is there any way to tag roads as being under construction but which are not closed to traffic? I was wondering because Eglinton Avenue

Re: [Tagging] Access tags (general question, but mostly regarding bicycle)

2015-08-28 Thread Anders Fougner
Den 28.08.15 16.56, skrev Mateusz Konieczny: On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:15:56 +0200 Anders Fougner anders.foug...@gmail.com wrote: So we should consider replacing the tagging scheme with one which isn't misunderstood so easily. The use of access:foot=*, access:bicycle=* has been proposed at

[Tagging] Construction

2015-08-28 Thread Andrew MacKinnon
Is there any way to tag roads as being under construction but which are not closed to traffic? I was wondering because Eglinton Avenue in Toronto is under long term construction for the Eglinton LRT (underground light rail) which will not be finished until at least 2020 and a suitably designed

Re: [Tagging] Construction

2015-08-28 Thread Mateusz Konieczny
On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:29:58 -0400 Andrew MacKinnon andrew...@gmail.com wrote: Is there any way to tag roads as being under construction but which are not closed to traffic? I was wondering because Eglinton Avenue in Toronto is under long term construction for the Eglinton LRT (underground

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread Andy Townsend
On 28/08/2015 15:18, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: horse=designated That's an access tag. Are you saying that access tags convey physical characteristics somehow? In the absence of any other evidence you might assume that because I can legally ride my horse / bicycle / drive my car down

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread geow
John Willis wrote On Aug 29, 2015, at 7:17 AM, geow lt; ksgeo@ gt; wrote: An additional highway type trail is no solution to the problem of missing decent classification criteria path vs footway and would likely cause further trouble for many sorts of reasons. Being able to confuse

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread Andy Townsend
On 28/08/2015 17:28, ksg wrote: Am 28.08.2015 um 16:18 schrieb Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com: sent from a phone Am 28.08.2015 um 15:01 schrieb Andy Townsend ajt1...@gmail.com: No, it can't. It _can_ be sub-tagged to have the same _access_ restrictions_ as a bridleway and

Re: [Tagging] Access tags (general question, but mostly regarding bicycle)

2015-08-28 Thread Mateusz Konieczny
On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:52:17 +0200 Anders Fougner anders.foug...@gmail.com wrote: Den 28.08.15 16.56, skrev Mateusz Konieczny: On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:15:56 +0200 Anders Fougner anders.foug...@gmail.com wrote: So we should consider replacing the tagging scheme with one which isn't

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread ksg
Am 28.08.2015 um 16:18 schrieb Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com: sent from a phone Am 28.08.2015 um 15:01 schrieb Andy Townsend ajt1...@gmail.com: No, it can't. It _can_ be sub-tagged to have the same _access_ restrictions_ as a bridleway and cycleway, sure, and you

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread Mateusz Konieczny
On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:44:52 +0200 Richard ricoz@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 01:47:28AM +0200, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: My suggestion is to not assume any access defaults but rather explicitly tag everything, and surface as well. Everything you assume will be

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread Richard
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 01:47:28AM +0200, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: My suggestion is to not assume any access defaults but rather explicitly tag everything, and surface as well. Everything you assume will be questioned and taken from you in a few years ;-) what is there explicitly will

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread Mateusz Konieczny
On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:07:54 +0100 Andy Townsend ajt1...@gmail.com wrote: On 28/08/2015 15:18, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: horse=designated That's an access tag. Are you saying that access tags convey physical characteristics somehow? In the absence of any other evidence you might

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-28 Thread John Willis
On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:43 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: true for small shops, less so for huge buildings like supermarkets, department stores, production halls, storage warehouses, swimming pools, auditoriums, baseball stadions, high rise hotels, shopping malls,

Re: [Tagging] Shop vs amenity

2015-08-28 Thread John Willis
Javbw On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:43 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: nah, landuse is a quite limited set of values, building types are endless... Types. Industrial Residential Commercial Education Hospital Station Civic/government And a corresponding generic

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread John Willis
On Aug 29, 2015, at 7:17 AM, geow ks...@web.de wrote: An additional highway type trail is no solution to the problem of missing decent classification criteria path vs footway and would likely cause further trouble for many sorts of reasons. When you have one region say all sidewalks are

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread Ilpo Järvinen
On Fri, 28 Aug 2015, geow wrote: Ilpo Järvinen wrote On Fri, 28 Aug 2015, Warin wrote: For those who would want to have a separate tag for 'trails', it's exclusive but obviously those who would want to tag everything with highway=path+subtags will disagree :-). I see there are

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
sent from a phone Am 28.08.2015 um 17:07 schrieb Andy Townsend ajt1...@gmail.com: On 28/08/2015 15:18, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: horse=designated That's an access tag. Are you saying that access tags convey physical characteristics somehow? this is explicitly a synonym for

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread geow
Ilpo Järvinen wrote On Fri, 28 Aug 2015, Warin wrote: For those who would want to have a separate tag for 'trails', it's exclusive but obviously those who would want to tag everything with highway=path+subtags will disagree :-). I see there are three main sides in this, those who would

Re: [Tagging] Access tags (general question, but mostly regarding bicycle)

2015-08-28 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
sent from a phone Am 28.08.2015 um 19:05 schrieb Mateusz Konieczny matkoni...@gmail.com: Adding access: will not improve anything as it is still not indicating that it is about legal access. legal_access:bicycle=* would at least give chance that it will be more easily understood (not that

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread phil
On Fri Aug 28 23:10:59 2015 GMT+0100, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: sent from a phone Am 28.08.2015 um 17:07 schrieb Andy Townsend ajt1...@gmail.com: On 28/08/2015 15:18, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: horse=designated That's an access tag. Are you saying that access tags convey

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread Ilpo Järvinen
On Sat, 29 Aug 2015, Ilpo Järvinen wrote: On Fri, 28 Aug 2015, Warin wrote: On 28/08/2015 9:47 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: My suggestion is to not assume any access defaults but rather explicitly tag everything, and surface as well. Everything you assume will be questioned

Re: [Tagging] Access tags (general question, but mostly regarding bicycle)

2015-08-28 Thread Ruben Maes
Friday 28 August 2015 19:05:52, Mateusz Konieczny: For example iD - is it clearly indicating that it is about legal status? I am also regularly checking situation in my region and fixing new problem. In English it's called Access. How it's called in other languages depends on the translators.

Re: [Tagging] highway=footway - Advanced definition: Distinction footway vs path

2015-08-28 Thread Ruben Maes
Friday 28 August 2015 18:28:44, ksg: Some horse whisperer may translate that to English Done. I'm not a native English speaker nor a native German speaker so please do check the translation if you have the time. -- The field from of an email is about as reliable as the address written on the