[Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map

2008-12-18 Thread Peter Miller
On 17 Dec 2008, at 22:03, Steve Chilton wrote: Bizarely, the day Kaerest released his openrailmap I had rendered a UK rail network map - purely for visualisation and checking purposes, but have only just had time to upload it to the server. It is at:

Re: [Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map

2008-12-18 Thread Shaun McDonald
On 18 Dec 2008, at 10:52, Peter Miller wrote: Could these maps render the 'lanes' tag, around which there seems to be an emerging consensus for showing the number of tracks, typically 1 for single track working, 2 and the 4. The rendering should use a different style for single track working

Re: [Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map

2008-12-18 Thread Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
Proposed projects are something I'm keen to see mapped. Once a feature reaches the planning application stage I think we should be prepared to document it. The principal issue with this is of course that most planning applications go hand in hand with an OS derived map/plan. Thus representing the

Re: [Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map

2008-12-18 Thread Peter Miller
On 18 Dec 2008, at 11:12, Shaun McDonald wrote: On 18 Dec 2008, at 10:52, Peter Miller wrote: Could these maps render the 'lanes' tag, around which there seems to be an emerging consensus for showing the number of tracks, typically 1 for single track working, 2 and the 4. The rendering

Re: [Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map

2008-12-18 Thread Peter Miller
On 18 Dec 2008, at 11:12, Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) wrote: For features with a previous use (eg abandoned stations) I have more of as problem at this juncture of the project. At some point I'd really like to be able to record some historical map data but I don't feel we have the

Re: [Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map

2008-12-18 Thread Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
Peter Miller wrote: Sent: 18 December 2008 11:55 AM To: Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) Cc: 'Peter Miller'; 'Steve Chilton'; talk-gb@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map On 18 Dec 2008, at 11:12, Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) wrote: For features with a

Re: [Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map

2008-12-18 Thread Russ Phillips
2008/12/18 Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) ajrli...@googlemail.com: But where a footpath or other feature makes use of the original feature then I would definitely add a tag that explains the features former use, that's useful data. I hadn't thought of it before, but that sounds like a good

Re: [Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map

2008-12-18 Thread Steve Chilton
For the record, at the moment the mapnik layer does not render railway=dismantled. It does render railway=abandoned or =disused but ONLY if there is NO associated highway tag. Thus abandoned railway turned into a cycleway will show as the latter, but will show as abandoned railway where it is not,

Re: [Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map

2008-12-18 Thread Jonathan Bennett
Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) wrote: For features with a previous use (eg abandoned stations) I have more of as problem at this juncture of the project. At some point I'd really like to be able to record some historical map data but I don't feel we have the tools and editing visualisation

Re: [Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map

2008-12-18 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, Jonathan Bennett wrote: Is the idea of a separate, railways-only dataset too far fetched? I'd rather have a separate historic objects dataset or so, as there are many other historic places people would like to map but which would pollute the main map. Big difficulty is that past and

[Talk-GB] talk-gb-thenorth list for The North get together in January.

2008-12-18 Thread Tim Waters (chippy)
a new list for The North region http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-thenorth We'll be having the first regional social get together with tea, cake and/or beer which I've pencilled in for Sunday 25th January in a location somewhere in Leeds, West Yorkshire Sign up to the list, and

Re: [Talk-GB] talk-gb-thenorth list for The North get together in January.

2008-12-18 Thread OJ W
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 7:49 PM, Tim Waters (chippy) chippy2...@gmail.com wrote: (the term The North is intentionally vague, I guess it's mainly aimed at North England, but if you think you are in the north, then you are! :-) Apparently people at +55 degrees latitude haven't reached it yet:

Re: [Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map

2008-12-18 Thread Kærast
oy - less of the 'his' please! I'm planning on developing mine further in the new year, largely for personal learning, but I'd love a copy of the mapnik template you used for you version - I may 'borrow' some server time over christmas to re-render to as high a level zoom as I can. I'm also