No probs david, and you'll be getting plenty of input from me, watch out ;-)
A draft would be great. Let me know when it's ready to review. Li. On 05/11/2012, at 9:10 AM, David Bannon wrote: > > Thanks Li, I have not put that proposal up yet, waiting on a response to a > related matter. Soon. > > And when I do, I'll not be wanting just your vote, it will be your input I > will really need ! > > Maybe I should put a draft up on my personal page while we wait ? > > David > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > "Li Xia" <[email protected]> > > To: > "David Bannon" <[email protected]> > Cc: > "OSM Australian Talk List" <[email protected]> > Sent: > Sun, 4 Nov 2012 20:37:52 +1100 > Subject: > Re: 4WD only tags > > > Hi David, although my opinion is that most render's try to simplify the the > stylesheet so the map for ease of comprehension and would not make use of > these additional attributes, I see your point and agree that it's useful data > to have. Since my company focuses on 4WD maps and navigation, we will > certainly take full advantage of this. > > BTW, do you have the link to the proposal page? Will go and cast a vote. > > Li. > > On 04/11/2012, at 2:41 PM, David Bannon wrote: > > > Li, I beg to differ. While I agree that grading of a 4x4 track is subjective, > so is much of the other data in the OSM database. Must be that way. > > The real issue is how important the data is. As I have mentioned, I am > concerned that maps are being rendered that ignore this data. Routing engines > are potentially sending people down roads that they, and their vehicles are > ill suited to. Bad things will definitely happen. > > The routing people are saying "but these tags don't even show on the OSM > maps, why should we worry ?". > > And as to subjective, while there will always be borderline cases, I don't > think it would be too hard to divide tracks up into - > > * 4x4 recommended - you will might be OK in a conventional car or (better > still) an SUV but you have been warned. > > * 4x4 required - you really need a stock 4x4, a real one with (eg) low ratio. > > * 4x4 extreme - this is for the death or glory boys, they need experience and > modified vehicles. This is a recent addition ! > > I am pretty sure that if you and I spent a couple of weeks having some > driving fun, we'd agree on the vast majority of the tracks we graded. > > David > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > "Li Xia" <[email protected]> > > To: > "David Bannon" <[email protected]> > Cc: > "OSM Australian Talk List" <[email protected]> > Sent: > Sun, 4 Nov 2012 13:08:22 +1100 > Subject: > 4WD only tags > > > Hi David, just my 2 cents on 4WD_only tags. > > By adding a 4x4 recommended tag will add to the complexity because it's kind > of subjective as to which roads/tracks are traversable in a 2WD vehicle, > therefor adding another option for this key will further complicate the > issue. > > Li. >
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