2009/12/25 John Smith <[email protected]>: > 2009/12/25 Franc Carter <[email protected]>: >> Hi, >> >> Somethng that struck me recently is that in areas with NearMap >> coverage there is potential to do a much better job of mapping railway >> lines - i.e lines, sidings etc could be added. >> >> What's people opinions on doing so ?
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:railway lists service={yard,siding,spur} so there's obviously support for this. > Perth's imagery is so good you can see how the switch points are positioned. And indeed the Perth yard has been mapped quite well, the only issue is how to tag lines that go through a building: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-31.94934&lon=115.87216&zoom=17&layers=B000FTF I'm tending towards the opinion that if it's dual track, both lines should be mapped. Both for clarity, since you have to map both tracks when they diverge anyway, but also for routing based on associating platforms with lines. All Transperth stops have numbers, including platforms: http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/TimetablesMaps/Services4mobiles/TransperthsSMSservice/tabid/341/Default.aspx Speaking of Transperth, anyone want to hazard a guess as what the license on http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/TimetablesMaps/SpatialDataAccess/tabid/254/Default.aspx means? I suspect "non-exclusive, limited and revocable rights to use, reproduce, and redistribute" isn't quite enough, as there's no right to alter the data. James Andrewartha _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
