[OSM-newbies] layer essentials

[James Ewen]

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 8:11 AM, Ed Loach <ed at loach.me.uk> wrote:

> I'm sure I read somewhere that water features such as rivers and
> streams should be kept at layer 0 and any crossing ways then be set
> appropriately (something about water can't flow uphill to a higher
> layer), but I can't find that reference now.

Ha, that's what you think...

http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_lupe/0,,990878,00.html

The OSM map in that area isn't completed though. Looks like the canal
is at the same level as the river, but the OSM server is hacking up a
furball right now. It's a little funky on informationfreeway...

http://www.informationfreeway.org/?lat=52.230358746999016&lon=11.70097519099002&zoom=15&layers=B0000F000F

James