Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamp...@googlemail.com> writes: > First of all, you should NEVER remove anything from the database, unless > you have made certain by your own eye that the object in question is an > error and not existing in reality! Even than take care not to remove > anything marked as abandoned or alike, that marks this object was once > here and the info is kept for historical reasons.
Yes, renderers and other applications can then choose whether they want to use that information or not. > > Here in germany we are simply not asking if something should be > included! People in densely mapped areas are starting to map single > trees and litter bins - not all of us doing so, but that's not the point > here. > > How this should be tagged depends on what's on the ground. Please have a > look at: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_Features > > It indicates to use highway=service together with service=driveway. > > Funnily enough, I don't have a clear understanding what a driveway > actually is, seems to be an american english specific term? It's typically a piece of pavement that connects the road with peoples garage door. Of course, the pavement and the garage are optional. In German I would probably say "Grundstückseinfahrt". Matthias _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
