[Openstreetmap-dev] Re: New database schema for segments; keys and values?
SteveC
steve at asklater.com
Wed Sep 21 11:41:02 BST 2005
This is what streets do?
I prefer the arbitrary text field we discussed to key/val
We're not going to avoid the slow searches
* @ 21/09/05 10:55:42 AM nick at hogweed.org wrote:
> Hello Steve and everyone,
>
> Been looking at the Ruby code for handling GPX upload. The current schema only
> allows segments with two points, but multi-point segments would be better for
> longer roads (that way, you can just pull all the points from one segment
> using one query and do what you like with it).
>
> What do you think of the following alternative schema which would also handle
> the keys and values?
>
> Segments table at the moment:
>
> uid, node_a, node_b, timestamp, user_uid, visible
>
> Revised schema for segments table?
>
> uid, timestamp, user_uid, visible, keyid, value
>
> A new table segment_nodes, to store the nodes of segments?
>
> segid : ID of parent segment
> nodeid: ID of node
> lat : Latitude
> lon: Longitude
>
> New table segment_keyvals, allowing addition of keys and values to segments?
>
> segid: ID of segment
> keyid: ID of key (see table below)
> value: Value of key
>
>
> New table keys
>
> id: Key ID
> name: Key name
>
> If this schema (or something similar) is acceptable, then I can start hacking
> on this stuff.
>
> Nick
have fun,
SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/
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