[Talk-ca] CanVec Railway tagging

Sam Vekemans acrosscanadatrails at gmail.com
Fri Feb 27 07:57:02 GMT 2009


Hi all,

here's what i got.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:railway%3Drail

{{tag|railway|rail}} ...

I propose that the railway tag can be further broken down..

{{tag|railway:competence|other;federal}}
Legislative authority of the railway.
-Other: Other than federal authority.
-Federal: Railway governed by federal laws.

{{tag|railway:gauge|unknown;narrow;standard;special}}
Type of track based on the distance between the two rails.
-Unknown: Impossible to determine the gauge from the data source.
-Narrow: Railway with a gauge of 0.967 m.
-Standard: Railway with a gauge of 1.435 m.
-Special: A railway-like feature, such as a subway or miniature railway.

{{tag|railway:status|unknown;under_construction;non_operational;operational}}
Status of the railway.
-Unknown: Impossible to determine the railway status from the data source.
-Under construction: Railroad under construction when the field survey was
carried out.
-Non-operational: Railway no longer suitable for rail traffic.
-Operational: Any useable or used railway.

{{tag|railway:support|unknown;ground_level;snowshed;bridge;tunnel}}
Portion of a railway having a structure to cross an obstacle.
-Unknown: Impossible to determine the railway support from the data
source.
-Ground level: Railway built directly at ground level.
-Snowshed: Roofed structure built over a railway in mountainous areas to
protect railway from snow slides.
-Bridge: Railway built on a raised structure spanning an obstacle.
-Tunnel: Railway built in a cavity or underground structure to get
through or under an obstacle.

{{tag|railway:type|unknown;other;multiple;single}}
Description of existing infrastructure.
-Unknown: Impossible to determine the railway type from the data
source.
-other: Any known railway section that is not categorized as multiple
or unique, such as a siding, passing track, spur, etc.
-multiple: More than one railway on the same roadbed.
-single: Railroad with only one railway.

the wiki isn't as detailed.... so im looking for help, on matching tags.. so
then perhaps only a couple of tags could be proposed.

Thanks,
Sam Vekemans
Across Canada Trails
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