[Openstreetmap] naming Roads

[SteveC]

* @ 09/11/05 03:04:51 PM sean at uncertainty.org.uk wrote:
> Some roads have been put in that don't seem to relate well to the GPS
> tracks -
> 
> presumably this is sometimes when they have been entered based on one
> set of tracks only - and subsequent tracks have made the line clearer
> 
> but sometimes it just seems random - relating neither to the tracks nor
> to my knowledge of the real roads.
> 
> Currently it's hard to decide what to do with these paths - it would be
> easier if I could
> 
> * turn off the roads (or make them semi transparent)

good idea, added as a bug

http://www.openstreetmap.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44

> * undo deletions if I make a mistake
> (or add a save button so changes don't get made till I'm done)

This one is more tricky. On the one hand we want the applet to be as
simple as possible, on the other hand people want lots of functionality.
Maybe this is better as a JOSM feature?

> Also some areas have been *very* well traversed by GPS carriers - and it
> seems that the GPS tracks are only shown if there are less than 5000? of
> them in the display area - this means that I can only see tracks if
> zoomed in really close.

5k or 50k points is the limit. Something like that. Simply because much
more takes far too long to render and ship to the browser.

> * Would it be possible to show tracks at least for the central area when
> editing

I can up the limit. Again, this is a balance between different use
cases. How do the guys in Birmingham feel about it?

> ...states that there is no plan to include places of interest as
> polygons - but there are a lot of routes shown that go through parks
> (and there are parks that are almost covered in yellow GPS dots) - it
> would make the map much clearer if these areas could be shown.

Sure, you'll be able to do this with polys

> Finally - I was looking at OSMApplett which refers to
> 
>  processing.core.PApplet;
>  processing.core.PImage;
>  processing.core.PFont;
> 
> which I couldn't find - are these in svn?

Yes, but they're wrapped up in core.jar which is nabbed directly from
processing. Tom knows more.

have fun,

SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/