Pardon me if I expressed myself poorly. This mapper changed both the route=* tag of the relation and the railway=* tag of all its members from light_rail to subway.
On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 8:26 AM, Michael Reichert <osm...@michreichert.de> wrote: > Hi Fernando, > > Am 2018-01-04 um 13:32 schrieb Fernando Trebien: >> A German mapper just changed the rail type of a line [1] in my area >> (southern Brazil) from light_rail to subway. >> >> Here those trains run on the surface (contrary to most subways) and >> have no at-grade intersections with other traffic (contrary to most >> light rail systems). Also, metro systems like this are usually >> considered "heavy rail," [2] so it really doesn't look like this >> should be "light rail". It is also not simply railway=rail since it is >> not the highest level of rail service and it only carries passengers. >> >> […] >> >> [1] http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/420335 > > The relation you refer to is now a public transport version 2 relation. > light_rail is no valid value for route=* in this schema. It is only a > valid value for railway=* (the infrastructure). > > Subways don't have to run underground. There are lots of subway systems > with long sections outside tunnels, either elevated on bridges or just > on ground level because it is cheaper to build and maintain and space > was available. The key feature of railway=subway is the separation from > other traffic and the absence of at-grade intersections. > > Best regards > > Michael > > > -- > Per E-Mail kommuniziere ich bevorzugt GPG-verschlüsselt. (Mailinglisten > ausgenommen) > I prefer GPG encryption of emails. (does not apply on mailing lists) > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > -- Fernando Trebien +55 (51) 9962-5409 "Nullius in verba." _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging