On 2017-03-10 14:48, Tod Fitch wrote:
> There are a number of abandoned adits and mine shafts in an area I've done
> some mapping in. When looking at old USGS topographic maps of the area, I've
> noticed that they used to align their symbol for an adit to show its
> orientation.
>
> I'd like to duplicate that rendering on the topographic maps I make, but
> adits [1 [1]] are single points in the OSM data model without a bearing or
> orientation tag so there is no information to drive the rendering.
>
> There does not seem to be much in the wiki [2 [2]], [3 [3]] or taginfo [4
> [4]] for applying a bearing or orientation to a point.
>
> My inclination, at present, is to use either:
>
> bearing=*
> or
> adit:bearing=*
Speaking of inclination, would that not be a relevant characteristic for
adits? They are not all level, as I understand it.
//colin
Links:
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[1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:man_made%3Dadit
[2] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/NaPTAN/Tag_mappings
[3]
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Seamarks/Sectored_and_Directional_Lights
[4] https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/search?q=bearing
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