[talk-au] rendering fords

[John Henderson]

On 09/05/10 10:22, David Murn wrote:

> I dont think its a good idea for a waterway and highway to intersect on
> the same layer.  You dont need a bridge/tunnel to use a layer tag,
> landuse comes to mind which isnt that far removed from a river area.
> Another thought, is how will a ford be rendered if it has a layer below
> a waterway with a higher/lower layer?  I think layer tag should be used,
> but other than layer=-1, I cant think what else.

For the time being at least, a highway=unclassified, ford=yes and 
layer=-1 (one less than the river's) is rendering as above the river:

http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-35.509226&lon=149.671586&zoom=18&layers=B000FTF

http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/44256504

This is a permanent waterway (the Shoalhaven River), and is quite wide 
at the ford to keep the water depth low.

John H