[OSM-newbies] Interior ring with Potlatch?

Randy rwtnospam-newsgp at yahoo.com
Thu Dec 10 20:57:45 GMT 2009


Steve Bennett wrote:

>On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:33 AM, Randy 
><rwtnospam-newsgp at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>I still contend that even though the renderer will make this look like a
>>contiguous area, the underlying data will contain a discontinuity which
>>does not reflect reality,and which, for some future purpose, could cause a
>>problem. For example, how do I get from point A to point B without leaving
>>the area? (Oops, here's the boundary, is it a real boundary or just a
>>pseudo boundary?) So, I'll use multipolygons for interior courtyards, etc.
>>because, from my personal view, it is the "safer" approach, and is a
>>better way to "map reality" rather than map for the renderers.
>
>Err, I don't think anyone (least of all myself) was advocating using
>the hack I described. I simply didn't know about multipolygons.
>
>Steve

I thought I read advocation into some of the thread, but I wasn't pointing 
a finger at you. Sorry if it came across that way. I try not to be 
accusative, as it's rarely productive. Still, I do slip up on occasion, as 
my wife is quick to point out:-)

-- 
Randy





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