[OSM-dev] Very long ways have been split (was: Status of Database Server after 0.4 Upgrade: Fragile)

[Shaun McDonald]

On 14 May 2007, at 23:37, Jon Burgess wrote:

> [..]
> It seems no one else bought into the idea of moving the coastline data
> out of the OSM DB.

1. osmarender currently uses this coast data.
2. When you are editing near the coast, the coastline data is very  
useful. The last thing you want is for roads, railways or promenades  
to end up in the sea, just because someone editing in that area  
doesn't know where the coast line is.

Shaun