[OSM-newbies] Turning Circles at the end of cul-de-sacs ??

[Katie Filbert]

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Iain Simpson <iainsimpson at ntlworld.com>wrote:

> I've only been with OSM for just over a month, but I've just been mapping a
> largish residential area in S-W Stafford (around Westway) with a lot of
> Cul-de-sacs (Culs-de-sac !!!). I've just started adding a turning area at
> the end of some of them.
>
> Although this is accurate (see definition
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Turning_circle) - I feel that when
> rendered (mapnic or osmarender) it makes them look like lollipops. Also
> nearly all of them have a turning area so is it worth while ?
>
> Most area do not seem to include them and the map is easier to read.
>
> Any views ?
>
>
If there is a grassy area in the middle of the circle, then I draw the
circle as a loop with a hole in the middle.

Otherwise, I use the turning circle tag.

-Katie


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Katie Filbert
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