[Tagging] RFC: more barrier types

Peter Wendorff wendorff at uni-paderborn.de
Mon Sep 20 20:56:45 BST 2010


  On 20.09.2010 21:50, Tobias Knerr wrote:
> M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote:
>> I'm asking for comments to the "new" barrier types listed here:
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/New_barrier_types
> Nice collection of missing barrier types. I've even used some of them
> already, so it's a good thing to document these additions.
>
> I noticed some smaller issues, though:
>
> * Couldn't we just use barrier=rope/chain on ways, too? Introducing
> barrier=post_and_rope/post_and_chain for this seems unnecessary.
>
> * Isn't a guardrail a linear feature? It should be possible to use this
> on ways.
>
> * barrier=curb has an area element type. This seems /somewhat/
> excessive, especially since none of the other barriers has.
I think, it's good to apply barrier=curb on closed ways, too, but that 
should NOT imply the inner of the polygon to be raised above the outer 
part. There can also be a polygon lowered.
With that in mind, it's not tagging as area, it's tagging the way - 
although the way is closed.

regards
Peter



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