On 15 February 2011 10:26, Andrew Guertin <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a few buildings that are not simply at ground level, and I can't > find how to map them on the wiki. > > First off, a skywalk between two buildings. Nothing fancy, although it > does go over a road.
building=yes bridge=yes layer=1 > Second, an underground building. Connects to other buildings that are at > ground level and have basements. > > Third, a building with a courtyard, and a basement that also extends > below the basement. > > Fourth a building that has been built into a cliff. At the top of the > cliff, on top of the building, are roads and sidewalks and things. > > Fifth, a building on a hill, with entrances variously on the third, > second, and first floor. One of the second floor entrances leads out > onto a "green roof", which has grass planted on it and connects to the > ground, but reaches out farther than the hill would naturally. > > Are there accepted ways to enter any of these buildings? If there's not > an accepted way, any thoughts on what I should do? the others are somewhat difficult - osm doesn't currently account for them very well. as with most maps, it is based on the assumption that 'ground' is consistent, and everything is a flat, thin item on top of it. until we think in a different paradigm, the instances you have listed will be difficult and only achievable by tags which are rather hacky in their nature (bridge, layer, level, etc.) -- robin http://tangleball.org.nz/ - Auckland's Creative Space http://openstreetmap.org.nz/ - Open Street Map New Zealand http://bumblepuppy.org/blog/ _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
