Re: [Tagging] tagging no truck access in US

2010-11-19 Thread Apollinaris Schoell
On 19 Nov 2010, at 8:58 , Pieren wrote: On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:47 PM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: The hgv-class is defined for vehicles over 3.5 t, if your legislation has different weight limits I'd suggest to introduce a different value/key and document that on

Re: [Tagging] [Talk-us] [OSM-dev] Super-relations or not

2010-10-29 Thread Apollinaris Schoell
On 29 Oct 2010, at 9:05 , Peter Budny wrote: P.P.S. Why do I see so many route relations where a way has been added more than once, sometimes up to 5 times, with the same role? What is that supposed to mean? typically an error. only use case where it makes sense is a bus route which

Re: [Tagging] Super-relations or not (was: Relation member_roles from Osmosis import)

2010-10-28 Thread Apollinaris Schoell
On 28 Oct 2010, at 7:51 , Peter Budny wrote: To me, this says we really ought to be using super-relations for route relations, rather than a single relation with roles tagged, for 2 reasons: yes, absolutely, the relation with role is very limited, one more reason is the checking tools

Re: [Tagging] new highway tag for small and informal footpaths; trail

2010-10-22 Thread Apollinaris Schoell
On 22 Oct 2010, at 9:11 , M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: Looking at a dictionary I found trail (for german Trampelpfad), and helas: there is already a tag-page: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dtrail It isn't very clear though and from the picture I'd say that is

Re: [Tagging] new Key proposal: landcover

2010-10-07 Thread Apollinaris Schoell
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Nathan Edgars II nerou...@gmail.comwrote: Not everything in a national forest is covered by trees, yet the standard way of tagging one is landuse=forest on an area. some tag it like this but this is entirely wrong. National forest defines the ownership but

Re: [Tagging] new Key proposal: landcover

2010-10-07 Thread Apollinaris Schoell
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Nathan Edgars II nerou...@gmail.com wrote: That's why it's landuse=forest, not landcover=forest. A landuse=residential area isn't all houses (it includes yards, driveways, garages, streets, sidewalks) and a landuse=forest area isn't all trees. still it

Re: [Tagging] What classification for a connecting link?

2010-06-17 Thread Apollinaris Schoell
On 16 Jun 2010, at 20:54 , Nathan Edgars II wrote: So a trunk road crosses a primary road, but you're not allowed to turn at the crossing. Instead you have to turn before or after and loop around to get from one to the other. If this connecting status is the sole reason through traffic would

Re: [Tagging] Fast food vs. restaurant vs. cafe

2010-05-03 Thread Apollinaris Schoell
On 3 May 2010, at 5:18 , Greg Troxel wrote: Katie Filbert filbe...@gmail.com writes: * Baskin Robbins (fast food?) This is the missing ice cream shop I think. But if they serve other food, it's made to order, and they have table service - restaurant. * Fuddruckers (restaurant or

Re: [Tagging] US Speed Limits, truck routes, bike routes, access

2010-03-07 Thread Apollinaris Schoell
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 12:43 AM, Paul Johnson ba...@ursamundi.org wrote: Alan Mintz wrote: 1. How should one tag suggested speeds (usually around curves) like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MUTCD_W1-4.svg with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Advisory_Curve_Speed_English_25.svg ?