As a relative OSM rookie, I find this an interesting discussion. Here's my 2p:
-- the "tracks" tag was/is clearly intented to denote that multiple parallel tracks are represented by a single way (cf Wiki) -- as Richard Mann correctly points out, we are rapidly (in UK anyway) moving towards having all tracks individually mapped, making the "tracks" tag redundant in the long-term (except maybe for consistency/error checking) -- 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... IMO this is *not* tagging for the renderer, but genuinely useful data for potential OSM clients -- BUT as Dave F suggests, it is probably not prudent to re-use an existing tag for a new purpose, as this creates confusion and inconsistency -- therefore RM's suggestion to create a new tag (such as passenger_lines) is a good one and should be encouraged. Cheers, Another Dave F (user Pgd81) On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 11:33 PM, Dave F. <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10/08/2012 23:30, Richard Mann wrote: > >> I've added track_detail=yes in places where there are tracks>1 tags but >> the lines are separately drawn. I've included some that have been there for >> a while. >> I've contacted the only people who I'm aware that use the tracks data >> (itoworld) to see if deleting the tracks tags (or setting them all to >> tracks=1) causes them any stress, and whether they prefer it one way or the >> other. >> Deleting a lot of tracks tags (or setting them all to 1) involves >> removing data that some people may be using, so I'm not proposing to do >> that yet. >> > > There is no benefit in adding yet another tag to cover up other inaccurate > tags. Just revert your detrimental edits. > I fail to see the point in asking ITO as the tag usage is clearly laid out > in the wiki. > > Please rescind your edits. They add errors into the OSM database. > > > Dave F. > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Tagging mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.**org/listinfo/tagging<http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging> >
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