Proposed projects are something I'm keen to see mapped. Once a feature reaches the planning application stage I think we should be prepared to document it. The principal issue with this is of course that most planning applications go hand in hand with an OS derived map/plan. Thus representing the planning application details in OSM isn't going to particularly accurate. But that doesn't mean it shouldn't be done.
I'd suggest a tag of "planning" for an object that has gone out for consultation. Once its approved it could be changed to "approved" and then finally changed to "construction" once work gets underway. Major highway projects have always been shown on conventional maps before they have been built so why would we be any different. It also opens up our mapping for some more uses. For features with a previous use (eg abandoned stations) I have more of as problem at this juncture of the project. At some point I'd really like to be able to record some historical map data but I don't feel we have the tools and editing visualisation to do it properly at the moment. I also have a big concern about how old features which have now been lost (no visual representation) can reside with objects that are at the same location today. In some cases, especially for roads, parts of old may be incorporated into the present. Cheers Andy >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:talk-gb- >[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Miller >Sent: 18 December 2008 10:52 AM >To: Steve Chilton >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: [Talk-GB] Yet another rail network map > > >On 17 Dec 2008, at 22:03, Steve Chilton wrote: > >> Bizarely, the day Kaerest released his openrailmap I had rendered a >> UK rail network map - purely for visualisation and checking >> purposes, but have only just had time to upload it to the server. >> It is at: http://dev.openstreetmap.org/~steve8/railway.html >> No particular plans to enhance it or add details. >> It is just a companion to: >http://dev.openstreetmap.org/~steve8/canal.html >> which has been re-rendered with last week's UK planet file. >> > >Great stuff (and great minds!). Is there an agreed (or common) >approach to tagging abandoned/dismantled railway stations? There isn't >anything in map features about it, but it would be great content to >have in there in OSM, particularly for those with an interest in >historical railways. To render historical stations on these maps would >encourage contributors (as in 'render and they will come'). > >What about proposed lines and stations? There are a number of these in >the UK and again it would be very useful to be able to see where they >were. railway=construction construction=rail? railway=proposed >proposed=rail? > >On the subject of historical railways, can one use start-date and end- >date attributes to animate the life of the UK's railway network, >watching it growing a shrinking over the years. There may be some >complex cases where a line opened, closed and was then re-opened, but >we could leave that for now in order to get the basic information in. > >Could these maps render the 'lanes' tag, around which there seems to >be an emerging consensus for showing the number of tracks, typically >1 for single track working, 2 and the 4. The rendering should use a >different style for single track working and multi-track, typically >using a different symbol. > >How about rendering speed limits using colour? There are some sections >of track with max-speed already, but this rendering would greatly >encouraged if it for other areas. > > >Regards, > > >Peter > >> Cheers >> STEVE >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-GB mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > > >_______________________________________________ >Talk-GB mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1854 - Release Date: 17/12/2008 >7:21 PM _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
