[Openstreetmap] RE: [Openstreetmap-dev] OSM Schema discussions - Linear Map Features
Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk
Thu Dec 1 10:25:09 GMT 2005
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I'm slowly working through some logical map feature lists. It takes a while
to simplify it to core basics and I'm busy at the mo on other stuff so bear
with me. However since at the moment its "street, track, path, line, edge,
way etc" that's the flavour of the discussion, i.e. linear map features, I
thought I would at least share the current list of "ways" that I have in my
core list:
Definition of Way (Concise Oxford Dictionary):
way 1. n road, track, path (lit. or fig.) providing for passage along; place
of passage through door etc,; (in pl.) structure of timber etc. down which
new ship is slid when launched, parallel rails etc. as track movement of
machine; (as name of road or street, ancient: Appian Way, Icknield Way, or
modern)......
Suggested list of <way>'s including other linear map features for OSM:
RoadWAY ie Suitable for vehicles Includes MotorWAY/HighWAY/TrackWAY
CycleWAY ie Cycle routes
BridleWAY ie Suitable for horses Might also include Canal
towpaths
FootWAY ie Pedestrian ways =PathWAY
RailWAY ie Ways with rails Includes TramWAY and Monorails
WaterWAY ie Navigable/non-navigable Rivers and Canals
SeaWAY ie Ferry and shipping routes
Other linear features
911 ie Emergency routes eg Fire access routes
Overhead eg Cable cars, ski lifts and power lines (something bolted
down)
Boundaries eg Political (where they are not created as <area> features)
Envisaged Exclusions:
AirWAY ie any air route. Only excluded because of the conflict with land
mapping while the system is single layered. Though presumably no reason that
a subset of OSM could not be used for Air routes in the future.
Also Ways that form an attribute of another primary way. eg SubWAY (tunnels)
and BusWAY (Bus/coach/taxi routes).
....and finally one for further evaluation, PubWAY - ie meandering
curvilinear routes leaving hostelries.
This will all eventually get itself on the wiki so you can edit and play
around, but hold fire doing so if you can until I have the lists in a user
oriented format.
Andy Robinson
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