[Tagging] Marina - mapnik render change

[Dave F.]

Hi
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Sam Vekemans wrote:
> Sounds like a good change to me :)
>   

OK, but what do you suggest for the water part of a marina?

> And the follow up question, Is there a place on the wiki that lists
> the changes & each different item that is rendered on mapnik?
>   

It wasn't about where they are listed, it was about where they're decided.
To me, Instant relay is too restrictive - only those on-line during the 
discussion get to decide.
Something like this forum which stores messages for everybody to refer 
to in the future is preferable.

> Ie. Other programs (mapgen.pl maperative maposmatic (to an extent)
> openmtbmap.org blogs about updates.)
>
> If it isnt, i could start listing them. (as the beginnings of a
> coprehensive map key).
>
> I need to make my own for my tourist maps (and eventual map book) anyway.
>
> Sam
>
> On 4/17/10, Dave F. <davefox at madasafish.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hi
>>
>> See 'Mapnik rendering of Marinas changed' over on @Talk
>>
>> In Mapnik a marina used to be rendered as blue area to represent the
>> water but has now changed to a blue dashed border to represent the whole
>> area including the land area surround it.
>>
>> My understanding, from the wiki & from examples I looked up when first
>> mapping a marina, was that water is what it represented & any other
>> entities would be tagged separately as buildings, jetties, landing ramps
>> etc.
>>
>> It appears this change in tagging usage was decide by just a few people
>> on IIRC which I'm not sure is the correct place to make these kind of
>> decisions.
>>
>> Am I incorrect in my understanding of the existing usage?
>>
>> Your opinions welcomed.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Dave F.
>>
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