[OSM-newbies] Power lines

[Dave F.]

On 23/04/2011 16:20, James Ewen wrote:
> Actually, it wasn't hard to put the pylons in first, and then string
> the power line between them.
>
> The aerial photography isn't super detailed, so it was easier to pick
> out the base of the pylon first, then press R to replicate the tags.
> Stringing the power line was easy, with Potlatch allowing me to click
> "close enough" to the pylon for it to understand where I wanted the
> line to attach.

Not sure I agree with you, but whatever makes it easier for you...

> Because of parallax error, stringing the line along where the lines
> are on the photo would put the lines well off from where they should
> be.

The power line way should be drawn from pylon base to pylon base.


Dave F.