[OSM-dev] Relationships - working prototype

[Andy Allan]

On 8/16/07, Dave Stubbs <osm.list at randomjunk.co.uk> wrote:
> > One thing I would like to see is a (possibly optional) lat/lon for the
> > entity. (To be consistent, this would have its own distinct property,
> > rather than a lat=, lon= tag, like a node, but it could be done with
> > tags) This means you could have something visually to select in JOSM
> > representing the entity, even if the lat/lon doesn't have any
> > geographical significance in its own right; but also it can serve as a
> > strong hint to to a renderer where to put any symbol that might be
> > needed to show the entity (a no right turn symbol for example) - while
> > working it out is possible, it might be tricky, and having a helping
> > hand will be useful.
>
> Hinting location could easily be done by referencing an actual node,
> which you give a role such as "location".

Or drawing an entity icon somewhere in the viewport, perhaps at the
centroid of the related nodes/ways? Icons for turn restrictions could
therefore spring up near the junctions they refer to, and you wouldn't
need arbitrary nodes.

Cheers,
Andy