Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-17 Thread Zeke Farwell
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Christopher Covington c...@vt.edu wrote: I really think we should expand the meaning of the existing restriction tag. It was originally made for turn restrictions, and currently supports hours and days of the week, but there's no reason why it couldn't also

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-16 Thread Paul Johnson
Zeke Farwell wrote: In this case, I'd say the renderer is right. Both access=private and access=no mean essentially the same thing - you aren't allowed there without explicit approval. In the case of access=no, that approval happens to come from a government agency, but I see no reason

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-16 Thread Paul Johnson
Randy wrote: Zeke Farwell wrote: access=seasonal makes sense to me in conjunction with the date_on, and date_off tags on the wiki. On and off aren't clear to me. Does on mean open or closed? Probably open, but it isn't obvious, and might lose something in a language translation. I think

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-16 Thread Paul Johnson
Zeke Farwell wrote: The Crown Point bridge is currently closed. Soon it will be demolished. Then construction on a new one will begin. Because this is the usual cycle, I think the rendering that is used for roads under construction (dashed

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-16 Thread Paul Johnson
Richard Welty wrote: On 12/3/09 11:27 PM, Richard Welty wrote: On 12/3/09 11:00 PM, David Fawcett wrote: I agree that it would be good to have a standard answer. I am thinking that the tag should be used for both symbology and connectivity. i'm going to try out the suggested

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-16 Thread Paul Johnson
David Fawcett wrote: I am trying to figure out how to mark up a foot bridge that is closed. The bridge is still standing, but it is gated off because it is unsafe. To me, it doesn't make sense to remove the bridge, like in the case of a bridge that has been washed out. The bridge is still

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-16 Thread Paul Johnson
Jeff Barlow wrote: Zeke Farwell ezeki...@gmail.com wrote: There are many roads through the mountains in Vermont that are generally closed from Nov 1st through May 30th each year due to snow. These could be tagged as: closed = Nov-May or closed = yearly closure_dates = Nov-May The hard

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-16 Thread Jeff Barlow
Paul Johnson ba...@ursamundi.org wrote: My experience with the US Forest Service around Mount Hood is that the dates are set well in advance. There seems to be no such predictability to the closing and opening dates of McKenzie Pass for example. ODOT just closes it when the snow gets too deep.

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-05 Thread David ``Smith''
I fully support keeping access=* simple, or at least, not making it more complicated than it is. Closed roads and bridges, for whatever reason*, should be tagged access=no. Of course, having additional info would be great. I suppose description=* would be best for that, as it seems that key's

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Richard Welty
On 12/4/09 12:45 AM, Zeke Farwell wrote: something as simple as closed=yes/closed=temporary/closed=indefinite would seem to suffice. I like this proposal as it could also encompass regular seasonal closures. There are many roads through the mountains in Vermont that are generally

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Matthias Julius
Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net writes: On 12/3/09 11:27 PM, Richard Welty wrote: On 12/3/09 11:00 PM, David Fawcett wrote: I agree that it would be good to have a standard answer. I am thinking that the tag should be used for both symbology and connectivity. i'm going

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Anthony
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Matthias Julius li...@julius-net.netwrote: Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net writes: and now that i've seen it, the mapnik rendering is not distinguishable from access=private on the other hand, we don't tag to get a specific rendering effect from an

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Zeke Farwell
for that matter, there are roads in the Alps that don't get plowed, are there any european mappers following this list who know if those get tagged for seasonal closure, and if so, how? I've seen a variety of discussions about seasonal closures on the wiki, but none with lasting results.

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Anthony
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Zeke Farwell ezeki...@gmail.com wrote: In this case, I'd say the renderer is right. Both access=private and access=no mean essentially the same thing - you aren't allowed there without explicit approval. In the case of access=no, that approval happens to come

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Anthony
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Anthony o...@inbox.org wrote: There are perfectly safe roads which are in perfect condition, but which are closed. For example, the bridge between Ellis Island and the mainland of New Jersey. Should that be tagged with access=private, access=no, access=closed,

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Anthony
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 1:30 PM, Zeke Farwell ezeki...@gmail.com wrote: Here are all the reasons for a road existing but being closed (distinguished from private) that I can think of: - Under construction (this already has a tagging sytem) - Damaged or blocked by disaster.

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Jeff Barlow
Zeke Farwell ezeki...@gmail.com wrote: There are many roads through the mountains in Vermont that are generally closed from Nov 1st through May 30th each year due to snow. These could be tagged as: closed = Nov-May or closed = yearly closure_dates = Nov-May The hard part would be getting

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Richard Shank
Jeff Barlow wrote: Zeke Farwell ezeki...@gmail.com wrote: There are many roads through the mountains in Vermont that are generally closed from Nov 1st through May 30th each year due to snow. These could be tagged as: closed = Nov-May or closed = yearly closure_dates = Nov-May The hard

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Jeff Barlow
Randy rwtnospam-new...@yahoo.com wrote: access=seasonal, with a second tag for open or closed dates? In the case of the mountain passes I have in mind the dates are chosen each year by mother nature. -- Jeff Barlow WB6CSV ___ Talk-us mailing list

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Richard Welty
On 12/4/09 11:03 PM, Zeke Farwell wrote: I probably should move this conversation to the tagging list at this point. Is it just tagg...@openstreetmap.org mailto:tagg...@openstreetmap.org? yes, and if you want to work up a proposal, feel free. i had said i would do it, but i just found

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Richard Weait
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 11:03 PM, Zeke Farwell ezeki...@gmail.com wrote: [ ... ] I think access=no make sense for any closed road/bridge, but I'd like some supporting tags to supply the rest of the information. That would be nice. I'd hope that the mapper reporting the closed bridge in this case

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-04 Thread Mike N.
If you have a look at how bride=yes, access=closed renders It probably should have a marriage=unhappy to cover that case :-) ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

[Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-03 Thread David Fawcett
I am trying to figure out how to mark up a foot bridge that is closed. The bridge is still standing, but it is gated off because it is unsafe. To me, it doesn't make sense to remove the bridge, like in the case of a bridge that has been washed out. The bridge is still standing, but I want to be

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-03 Thread Richard Welty
On 12/3/09 9:44 PM, David Fawcett wrote: I am trying to figure out how to mark up a foot bridge that is closed. The bridge is still standing, but it is gated off because it is unsafe. To me, it doesn't make sense to remove the bridge, like in the case of a bridge that has been washed out.

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-03 Thread Seth Fitzsimmons
I am trying to figure out how to mark up a foot bridge that is closed.   The bridge is still standing, but it is gated off because it is unsafe. To me, it doesn't make sense to remove the bridge, like in the case of a bridge that has been washed out.  The bridge is still standing, but I

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-03 Thread Anthony
What's wrong with access=no? ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-03 Thread Kate
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 9:44 PM, David Fawcett david.fawc...@gmail.com wrote: I am trying to figure out how to mark up a foot bridge that is closed.  The bridge is still standing, but it is gated off because it is unsafe. To me, it doesn't make sense to remove the bridge, like in the case of

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-03 Thread Kate
Also you can use the description tag for any additional explanation: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:description -Kate Try access=no, which I think works with mapnik rendering. You can use that in combination with other tags, like closed=yes or whatever else you think is

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-03 Thread Richard Welty
On 12/3/09 10:28 PM, Seth Fitzsimmons wrote: for that matter, marking roads closed would be good as well. i know of several examples of closed roads and bridges in upstate NY that may or may not be reopened depending on rehab/replacement, etc. something as simple as

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-03 Thread David Fawcett
I agree that it would be good to have a standard answer. I am thinking that the tag should be used for both symbology and connectivity. On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net wrote: On 12/3/09 10:28 PM, Seth Fitzsimmons wrote: for that matter, marking roads

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-03 Thread Richard Welty
On 12/3/09 11:00 PM, David Fawcett wrote: I agree that it would be good to have a standard answer. I am thinking that the tag should be used for both symbology and connectivity. i'm going to try out the suggested access=no/description=blahblahblah method see what i think about it.

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-03 Thread Richard Welty
On 12/3/09 11:27 PM, Richard Welty wrote: On 12/3/09 11:00 PM, David Fawcett wrote: I agree that it would be good to have a standard answer. I am thinking that the tag should be used for both symbology and connectivity. i'm going to try out the suggested

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-03 Thread Zeke Farwell
The Crown Point bridge (http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/28436071) comes to mind; it's constructed of non-reinforced concrete and was essentially condemned recently with only a few hours notice ( http://www.poststar.com/news/local/article_e77cd748-ba8b-11de-9ff0-001cc4c03286.html ).

Re: [Talk-us] Marking closed bridges

2009-12-03 Thread Zeke Farwell
something as simple as closed=yes/closed=temporary/closed=indefinite would seem to suffice. I like this proposal as it could also encompass regular seasonal closures. There are many roads through the mountains in Vermont that are generally closed from Nov 1st through May 30th each year due