[HOT] Waterway - Determining Flow Direction

[Bryan Housel]

Ah, sorry I read your email too quickly.
I’ll add OpenCycleMap as a background layer in iD - I agree that the contour data is useful.
In the meantime, yes you can add it as a custom background layer as Blake described.
Thanks, Bryan



> On Apr 5, 2016, at 2:04 PM, Mike Thompson <miketho16 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Bryan Housel <bryan at 7thposition.com <mailto:bryan at 7thposition.com>> wrote:
> Hi Mike, waterways in iD are rendered with directional arrows (see attached). 
> OpenStreetMap convention is to draw the way in the direction of the flow, much like oneway roads.
> Thanks for your response.
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> I didn't explain the problem well enough. The issue isn't determining the direction of the geometry once it is drawn, but determining the real life flow direction based solely on overhead imagery (so one can draw the geometry correctly). 
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> Mike
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