[OSM-dev] [GSoC] Sharing models web application info

[Tobias Knerr]

On 25.03.2015 21:10, Peter Wendorff wrote:
> Even harder it's for street lamps, post boxes and stuff like that as
> they are mapped as a node only, while the mapping might require an
> orientation of the model.

We already have the direction key:
http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Key:direction#Angles_and_cardinal_directions

This is currently used for 3D rendering of node features. So as an
example, a bench would currently get a direction tag based on the
direction the user is facing when sitting on it, and the bench is then
rendered accordingly.

Of course, it shouldn't matter for tagging if the renderer uses an
external 3D model or not. So an additional requirement for model artists
would be to have models always face along an agreed upon axis.

Best regards,
Tobias