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[François Lacombe]

I understand your point.

Nevertheless, using a compass + indicating direction=* will be more precise
and exact than drawing the box according to aerial pictures (often
according where you think the box is)
Same for length=* or any other physical properties.

I've no problem with hardcore micromapping. OSM is a meaningful project for
that.
But sometimes, the precision and scale issues force us tu use simpler
primitives.

*François Lacombe*

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2015-01-28 10:22 GMT+01:00 Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com>:

>
> 2015-01-28 9:13 GMT+01:00 François Lacombe <fl.infosreseaux at gmail.com>:
>
>> Some small features can actually be summarized as nodes when drawing
>> their shape sounds irrelevant regarding the cluttering it introduces.
>>
>> I'm sorry that was trivial for me.
>> I won't draw a circle for a 5cm diameter pole and so on...
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> while for a pole (especially a quite small one) geometry does indeed not
> give you a great gain, it does provide additional information for other
> small shapes even if they are on the limit of what we can represent, e.g. a
> telephone booth, a bench, a street cabinet, etc., because the geometry
> gives you orientation information and also other positioning information
> relative to close by objects (e.g. adjacent or with a gap, in line or
> shifted) and allows for further details like the position of the
> door/entrance, etc.
>
> I admit this is hardcore micromapping and mostly I don't do it like this
> myself but use a node, just wanted to point out that there are situations
> where more detailed geometry does make sense also in the case of tiny
> objects.
>
> cheers,
> Martin
>
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