[OSM-newbies] Coincident named footpath and differently namedroad

[Bob Hawkins]

Andy,

Thanks for your help.
Please tell me, because I don't understand how people make use of such 
information, how you obtain within OpenStreetMap, for example, a named 
walking or cycle route and how you make use of it.

With regards,

Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Allan" <gravitystorm at gmail.com>
To: <newbies at openstreetmap.org>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] Coincident named footpath and differently 
namedroad


> 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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