Philip Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 2013-02-16 at 22:22 +0000, Chris Hill wrote: > > On 16/02/13 20:28, John F. Eldredge wrote: > > > Deanna Earley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> On 07/02/2013 09:49, [email protected] wrote: > > >>> A tower, to this Brit, can be confused with the stone or brick > thing > > >>> on the end of a church or castle > > >> Especially as another well known mapping agency over here has 3 > > >> different church symbols, "Church", "Church with tower" and > "Church > > >> with > > >> spire" :p > > > So, what symbol do they use for a church that has both a tower and > a spire, either separately or with the spire atop the tower? > > > > > > > As I see it: If there is no tower or spire then just a cross. With a > > > tower, but no spire then a square with a cross. With spire, either > with > > or without a tower (often with a tower below the spire) then a round > > > symbol with a cross. The highest, most stand-out-visible object > > determines the symbol, which makes sense to me. The maps in question > > > were designed to show such things partly as a visual aid to > navigation > > so symbolising the most visible object was most useful. > > > Often when walking between villages the footpath will follow a line > directly between church towers/spires. The visible landmarks that > existed before maps or gps. > > Along with contours, probably a useful feature OSM is missing. > > Phil (trigpoint) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
The type of horse racing known as steeple-chasing, in which the riders and horses have to leap over fences, hedges, and water hazards, originated as impromptu cross-country races across farmers' fields, using a distant church steeple as the finish line, because it was the type of landmark easiest seen from a distance. -- John F. Eldredge -- [email protected] "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
