Re: [Tagging] [OSM-talk] OSM is a right mess

2015-06-05 Thread David Fisher
On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net wrote: On 6/4/15 11:53 AM, AYTOUN RALPH wrote: The oneway=yes, oneway=no conundrum.. put yourself in the position where you are looking at a road ahead of you. It is only wide enough for one vehicle but has passing bays

Re: [Tagging] OSM is a right mess (was: Craigslist OpenStreetMap Rendering Issue)

2015-06-05 Thread David Fisher
On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 12:33 AM, pmailkeey . pmailk...@googlemail.com wrote: On 4 June 2015 at 10:46, David Fisher djfishe...@gmail.com wrote: On 04/06/15 00:48, pmailkeey . wrote: A value of residential here seems to need a key to identify whether it relates to a building or landuse

Re: [Tagging] OSM is a right mess (was: Craigslist OpenStreetMap Rendering Issue)

2015-06-04 Thread David Fisher
On 04/06/15 00:48, pmailkeey . wrote: A value of residential here seems to need a key to identify whether it relates to a building or landuse. However, you suggest building=residential as possibly being redundant. In fact, I'd turn this on its head and make landuse=residential (with the

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - More Consistency in Railway Tagging

2013-04-13 Thread David Fisher
for *every* section, just shared sections). Cheers, David Fisher. On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Martin Atkins m...@degeneration.co.ukwrote: On 04/13/2013 10:18 AM, Rovastar wrote: Martin, The example you gave for tunnels and bridges are the same for roads as well. If you have

Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - More Consistency in Railway Tagging

2013-04-13 Thread David Fisher
Sorry, yes, one way per track, of course. Was writing hurriedly. Thanks, David. On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 9:06 PM, John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.comwrote: David Fisher djfishe...@gmail.com wrote: Croydon Tramlink is one counter-example, and I'd concede that someone has done great work

Re: [Tagging] Carriageway divider

2012-08-20 Thread David Fisher
Yes, when I first read through this thread I was thinking hang on, what's the fuss about? Solid lines don't stop you entering or exiting adjoining premises! But apparently this is not true in many countries of the world. You learn something new every day, etc. So this thread does not apply to

Re: [Tagging] landuse=residential in rural areas

2012-08-19 Thread David Fisher
Thanks all. In my current changeset ( http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/12777484) I've gone with landuse=residential for the whole parcel (at least wherever its extent is obvious) and with leisure=garden, garden=residential, access=private for the grounds. On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at

[Tagging] landuse=residential in rural areas

2012-08-17 Thread David Fisher
Hi all, I'm currently entering some survey data from my summer holiday (in rural England). Living in a city, tagging landuse=residential is straightfoward; but in the countryside houses often have large grounds attached to them, and even fields. In particular there are quite a few rows of

Re: [Tagging] Advice clarification of the railway tracks=* tag required.

2012-08-14 Thread David Fisher
, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Dave F. dave...@madasafish.com wrote: On 14/08/2012 10:39, David Fisher wrote: -- as RM also correctly points out, knowledge of the total number of running tracks on a stretch of railway is useful for operational reasons, as shown in the ITO map.. Actually the ITO map doesn't