[OSM-newbies] Coincident named footpath and differently named road

[Andy Allan]

Hi Bob,

I would say adding a relation to describe the whole Thames Path would
be very useful. There are already route relations used this way around
London for the Capital Ring, London Loop, Lea Valley Walk and more,
and they nicely solve the problem of named walking routes following
otherwise named streets.

You can see an example rendering at
http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/shine/archives/2008/05/29/look-ma-no-hands/

To be consistent with the existing walking routes in the area, the
relation can be tagged as
type = route
route = foot
network = uk_ldp
name = Thames Path

Hope this helps,

Andy

On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Bob Hawkins <bobhawkins at waitrose.com> wrote:
> When the Thames Path, as a recognised national trail, is coincident with a
> named metalled road for a distance, is this where a relation should be
> applied?  I have read about relations, but probably fail to understand how
> they work and would like some advice.  I imagine, for example,
> that a user might want to be able to select the whole Thames Path.  Unless
> these portions that coincide with named metalled roads are also identified
> in some way, then that continuous path does not exist.
>
> Does that make sense?  I have a lot to learn about how people might use the
> data that we input and want to be as helpful as possible.
>
> Bob
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