Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging ad hoc parking places?

2020-01-31 Thread Martin Wynne
On 31/01/2020 20:07, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote: But that's not a parking spot. Because a  vehicle just happens to be there, it doesn't make it one. By your logic we should be tagging pavements as such, because lazy drivers think they're entitled to break the law. But that was my whole point.

Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging ad hoc parking places?

2020-01-31 Thread Dave F via Talk-GB
On 31/01/2020 11:41, Martin Wynne wrote: On 31/01/2020 11:13, ael wrote: OK. I agree that parking=layby is much better. Thanks for the comments. But the places I was asking about can't really be called laybys, or car parks. Somewhere that a car could be left for a few hours out of

Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging ad hoc parking places?

2020-01-31 Thread Andy Townsend
On 31/01/2020 11:41, Martin Wynne wrote: But the places I was asking about can't really be called laybys, or car parks. Somewhere that a car could be left for a few hours out of anyone's way on an otherwise long narrow lane:  https://goo.gl/maps/nSTAbnE4nYXTBAz59 That's a really good

Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging ad hoc parking places?

2020-01-31 Thread Martin Wynne
On 31/01/2020 12:24, Andy G Wood wrote: For me the most logical is amenity=parking as a node. But "amenity" suggests something specifically provided for the purpose? Martin. ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging ad hoc parking places?

2020-01-31 Thread Andy G Wood
On Friday, 31 January 2020 11:41:41 GMT Martin Wynne wrote: > On 31/01/2020 11:13, ael wrote: > > OK. I agree that parking=layby is much better. > > Thanks for the comments. > But the places I was asking about can't really be called laybys, or car > parks. Somewhere that a car could be left for a

Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging ad hoc parking places?

2020-01-31 Thread Martin Wynne
On 31/01/2020 11:13, ael wrote: OK. I agree that parking=layby is much better. Thanks for the comments. But the places I was asking about can't really be called laybys, or car parks. Somewhere that a car could be left for a few hours out of anyone's way on an otherwise long narrow lane:

Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging ad hoc parking places?

2020-01-30 Thread Andy Townsend
On 30/01/2020 18:58, ael wrote: On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 06:14:44PM +, Martin Wynne wrote: -- even if it is, highway=layby appears to be an abandoned proposal: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Lay-by That was a proposal for "highway=layby".  "layby" does get used as

Re: [Talk-GB] Tagging ad hoc parking places?

2020-01-30 Thread ael
On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 06:14:44PM +, Martin Wynne wrote: > If you enjoy country walking off the beaten track, it's often difficult to > find somewhere to leave the car for several hours without it getting in > anyone's way. Country lanes can be narrow with passing places or field gates >

[Talk-GB] Tagging ad hoc parking places?

2020-01-30 Thread Martin Wynne
If you enjoy country walking off the beaten track, it's often difficult to find somewhere to leave the car for several hours without it getting in anyone's way. Country lanes can be narrow with passing places or field gates which would be obstructed if a car is left there for long periods.