SomeoneElse wrote on 27/08/2010 10:58:
On 27/08/2010 08:50, Ian Spencer wrote:
I don't think there is anyone rendering it explicitly at the
moment, however, it would be trivial for someone to take the
OpenCycleMap code and apply a similar style to an OpenWalkMap.
I'm not entirely convinced it's that straightforward.
OpenCycleMapmakes extensive use of tags such as "lcn" and there
isn't a corresponding one in widespread use* for long distance
paths.
The entries on the "WikiProject_United_Kingdom_Long_Distance_Paths"
would probably need a bit of tidying so that those that really are
long distance paths (whatever that is - the page covers the
"official" UK LDPs and many much shorter ones) identify themselves
in a consistent way that they can be shown on a map. If you
showed all "route=foot" relations you might get more than you
bargained for. In some places the plethora of overlapping named
routes could cause a lot of confusion.
In terms of rendering style Nick's Freemap is already there or
therabouts, I think, notwithstanding server space and updates.
The Geograph links seem to be in the right place too (which is
more than Wikipedia and Google manage for similar items!).
*unless of course anyone knows any different
There is a relationship type route with network tag uk_ldp, and in
Potlatch it already renders the long distance paths in a different
way, so in principle it should be easy. Not sure whether that has
been adopted though.
http://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?lat=52.37191&lon=-1.67649&zoom=15
(note the green wide path down the middle).
Spenny
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