[2016-08-03 19:35] Mike Thompson <miketh...@gmail.com> > On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 5:49 AM, markus schnalke <mei...@marmaro.de> wrote: > > So, if mapping sidewalks is a lot of effort (kerbs and such), there > will be few motivation to do it at all. Having it as trivial as > possible increases the probability of users doing it. > > I tested out the proposed mapping/tagging scheme in my local area (http:// > www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/40.49192/-105.05655 - not claiming I did it > perfectly). I didn't think it was especially difficult. Drawing the additional > ways took a little more time, but offered the advantage that you received a > good visual as to whether all the sidewalks had been correctly mapped.
Thanks for sharing your experiences! The visibility is surely an advantage. (btw: Is there a map style that shows sidwalk=*?) One more aspect to consider: In my eyes, the level of mapping details and their exactness and completeness should correlate. If something is mapped in a detailed style, one will likely assume that it is very exact and almost complete as well. If I just know something from memory or my notes are not complete, I wouldn't want to use detailed mapping. To map the sidewalk as separate way with a good feeling requires much more detailed notes and more certainty about the exactness and completeness of the situation. If I'm in doubt, I wouldn't want to map in a detailed style, in order to not imply the exactness. But knowing that the sidewalk was on the right side is still valuable information IMO, just a bit rougher. It requires less notes when being at the place and implies less exactness and completeness. This is similar to building=yes vs. building=<!yes>, or tracks having tracktype=* and smoothness=*. Mapping in a ``rough'' style is better than mapping with false exactness ... and better too than not mapping something at all. (At least in my area, which still is pretty sparsely mapped.) I think it's an advantage that we have the possibility to map on different levels of exactness/completeness/detail. meillo _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
