Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-30 Thread Mario Salvini
Peter Childs schrieb: > 2009/8/28 : > >>> On 27/08/09 12:13, Jack Stringer wrote: >>> >>> lock=yes lock_name=Withrington Bottom Lock >>> When you are tagging a way, you can't use name= because that will >>> already contain the name of the canal. Hence lock_name=.

Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-30 Thread Gervase Markham
On 28/08/09 13:07, wynnd...@lavabit.com wrote: >> On 27/08/09 12:13, Jack Stringer wrote: >> >>> lock=yes >>> lock_name=Withrington Bottom Lock >> >> When you are tagging a way, you can't use name= because that will >> already contain the name of the canal. Hence lock_name=. >> > Why would you want

Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-29 Thread Mike Harris
gt; To: talk@openstreetmap.org > Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock > > > On 27/08/09 12:13, Jack Stringer wrote: > > > >> lock=yes > >> lock_name=Withrington Bottom Lock > > > > When you are tagging a way, you can't use name= because that will >

Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-29 Thread Mike Harris
map.org > Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock > > On 27/08/09 14:27, Mike Harris wrote: > > On a related canal issue, I have a problem with deciding > how to tag a > > canal bridge as a segment of a way. The way will often already have > > name= and ref= tags as

Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-28 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Peter Childs wrote: > I have no knowledge of Canals and shipping, so maybe we need an > expert on how to map waterways properly. Yeah, maybe we could ask the editor of the biggest-selling waterway magazine, established since 1972 and which publishes a series of detailed pull-out waterway maps ev

Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-28 Thread Peter Childs
2009/8/28 Richard Fairhurst : > > Peter Childs wrote: >> The Canal way will need to be split at the lock gates, (or in >> some cases where a diversion starts (due to some rivers >> going over weirs) while there is a lock for boats. > > (UK-specific tagging stuff follows) > > Ideally I'd like to dis

Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-28 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Peter Childs wrote: > The Canal way will need to be split at the lock gates, (or in > some cases where a diversion starts (due to some rivers > going over weirs) while there is a lock for boats. (UK-specific tagging stuff follows) Ideally I'd like to discourage people from using a (non-closed

Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-28 Thread Peter Childs
2009/8/28 : >> On 27/08/09 12:13, Jack Stringer wrote: >> >>> lock=yes >>> lock_name=Withrington Bottom Lock >> >> When you are tagging a way, you can't use name= because that will >> already contain the name of the canal. Hence lock_name=. >> > Why would you want to repeat the name of a canal on

Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-28 Thread wynndale
> On 27/08/09 12:13, Jack Stringer wrote: > >> lock=yes >> lock_name=Withrington Bottom Lock > > When you are tagging a way, you can't use name= because that will > already contain the name of the canal. Hence lock_name=. > Why would you want to repeat the name of a canal on its individual nodes? I

Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-28 Thread Gervase Markham
On 27/08/09 14:27, Mike Harris wrote: > On a related canal issue, I have a problem with deciding how to tag a canal > bridge as a segment of a way. The way will often already have name= and ref= > tags as a highway; but I want to add a name= and ref= tag for the canal > bridge. Not keen on name_1 o

Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-28 Thread Gervase Markham
On 27/08/09 12:13, Jack Stringer wrote: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:waterway%3Dlock_gate > Shows to tag both ends of the lock. If there is a name just to use name. This was the original tag. However, it has various problems - for example, it makes it hard to render a lock as a single

Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-27 Thread Mike Harris
ap > Subject: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock > > Just looking at Keepright and I can see loads of waterway=lock > > What is the preferred way to record the information? > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:waterway%3Dlock_gate > Shows to tag both ends of the lock. If

Re: [OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-27 Thread Peter Childs
2009/8/27 Jack Stringer : > Just looking at Keepright and I can see loads of waterway=lock > > What is the preferred way to record the information? > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:waterway%3Dlock_gate > Shows to tag both ends of the lock. If there is a name just to use name. > > http://w

[OSM-talk] waterway=lock

2009-08-27 Thread Jack Stringer
Just looking at Keepright and I can see loads of waterway=lock What is the preferred way to record the information? http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:waterway%3Dlock_gate Shows to tag both ends of the lock. If there is a name just to use name. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:lock Say