On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:14:48 +0000 Philip Barnes <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2015-11-24 at 15:22 -0800, Clifford Snow wrote: > > > > On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Tobias Knerr <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Sure, but the sidewalk attribute is essential for other, much more > > > basic > > > use cases that separate ways fail to serve. > > > > > Can you elaborate on why separate ways fail to serve? > > They are not matching reality, can cause long detours and poor routing > unless the mapper provides a lot of connections to the road. Remember > normal pedestrians can cross wherever they want. "Remember normal pedestrians can cross wherever they want." - Again, that is not true for all places. "unless the mapper provides a lot of connections to the road" - or data is properly used. > There is also the simple rendering issue, roads are already wide and > are very close or clipping buildings. The sidewalk if mapped in > position is likely to be hidden under the road. And why it is supposed to be relevant? _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
