[Talk-transit] [Spam] Re: Modelling complex stations

[Shaun McDonald]

On 26 Feb 2009, at 12:04, Peter Miller wrote:

>>>>
>>
>> We could model the whole platform as an area with two additional
>> ways at
>> either side of the area polygon to add platform-side specific
>> information.
>
> The IFOPT standard appears to define polygons for what they call Quays
> (called platforms in this discussion) each of which has a name. For
> example an area of platform might contain two 'quays' for 4 and 3 and
> 'quay' 4 might also be subdivided into 4a, 4b and 4c.
>
> Figure 4 in the IFOPT document describes what they mean (URL in
> previous post).
>
> Could we do the same? We define a closed way for the main area where
> people can stand and then define children of that using polygons
> again, with an is_in tag?

Don't use the is_in tag, use a relation.