[Tagging] relation type for raceways

[Werner Hoch]

Hi,

Am Montag, den 16.03.2015, 20:04 -0400 schrieb Richard Welty:
> as i go forward mapping raceways in north america, one of the
> issues is modeling multi configuration courses such as Watkins
> Glen and Lime Rock.
> 
> one solution is to use route relations, and add a new
> route type,
> 
> route=raceway


There is type=circuit
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relations/Proposed/Circuit

example (Monaco)
http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/148194

It is used about 60 times in OSM.


> in this model, i would use forward and backward roles where
> necessary. right now the best example of this i have is of
> my model of the Thompson road courses over the years at
> Thompson Speedway in Connecticut, which is in OHM. some
> sections of the raceway were used in different directions in
> different variations of the course, hence the need for
> forward & backward.

Is in the proposal, have a look at it.

Regards
Werner