[Talk-GB] GB License Change Readiness

[Andy Robinson]

Please excuse the cross posting.

Adding new objects back into existing relations I'm finding is the awkward
part of any remapping process. If I create a new object(s) to replace
something I need to delete there isn't an easy way to copy across the
relation information and it's easy to get confused with something when a way
belongs to several relations (Train/bus routes are a difficult and time
consuming for instance). If we had the ability to copy the relation info
(with position in the relation adjacent to the existing relation members)
then it would be a lot easier to keep the existing relations reasonably
intact and with members in their original order.

Is this something that's been considered for JOSM?

Cheers
Andy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Fairhurst [mailto:richard at systemed.net]
> Sent: 08 January 2012 23:20
> To: talk-gb at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] GB License Change Readiness
> 
> Andy wrote:
> > I'm concerned about some of the big relations we have. For example,
> > National Cycle Network Route 8 (relation 34269).
> > This relation has at least one user who has declined the CT [1],
> > unfortunately this user's edit is buried deep in the history of this
> > object. Recreating this relation from scratch would be a *lot* of
> > work, as it covers lane and paths across hundreds of miles.
> 
> There is no chuffing way I am allowing our NCN coverage to go to pot on
1st
> April! Least of all Lon Las Cymru (NCN 8):
> 
>       http://vimeo.com/6623643
>       "Anyone who can spot when Richard Fairhurst goes to Wales..."
> 
> (It's a terrific route - anyone with a taste for adventure should cycle
it.
> That and the equally wonderful Pennine Cycleway [NCN68].)
> 
> There's two elements to fixing long-distance route relations: the
constituent
> ways, and the relation itself. First job is to make sure the ways
themselves
> are ok. You can do that easily with the aid of any editor (even J***) and
> Frederik's OSM Inspector, which now offers OpenCycleMap as background
> imagery.
> 
> After that, the relation itself should be pretty trivial. I'm intending to
write a
> couple of scripts to help safeguard these relations, but please don't wait
for
> it; go ahead and remap the constituent ways.
> 
> cheers
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
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