On 24.03.2013 17:01, Martin Raifer wrote: > The wiki (and thus also taginfo) has information about where a tag can > be used on, but not whether the tag defines an area or not. See the > following examples: > > * natural=cliff has onWay=true and onArea=true and defines a way as an > area, if the way forms a closed loop. > * name=* also has onWay=true and onArea=true, but does not define any > way as an area. > * highway=* has onArea=false, but if combined with area=yes (or any > other area-defining tag) the way is still an area.
Well, the first example is the one that contradicts my expectations. I assumed the general rule was that only area-only tags (including area=yes) can turn a closed way into an area. I did not know that there were actually features that can be linear, but where a closed way nevertheless represents an area by default and you need an area=no if you want it to be linear. If that is accepted practice, though, then the wiki does indeed not have enough data to make the distinction. Tobias _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
