[OSM-talk] Render icons for parking areas

[Tom Chance]

On Thu, 2007-12-20 at 12:06 +0000, Jon Burgess wrote:
> I was not suggesting any abbreviations. I was trying to confer:
> "If a node has an access=public then we should render a P symbol"
> "If the nodes has access=private then we do not draw a P symbol"
> "If a node has access=permissive then what do we do?"
> "if a node has no access= tag then what do we do?"
> etc
> ...

Or areas, as I assume this proposal works in conjunction with better
placement of P symbols within areas, so that we don't need a node+area,
only areas for sizable car parks and nodes for very small ones.

> access=public/private/permissive are all listed on Map_Features, it
> isn't clear whether permissive should imply a P symbol or not. The
> code needs to handle the other cases too.

The wiki says that "'permissive' means there is no legally-enshrined
right of access, but the landowner has allowed it at his/her
discretion". Here are two interpretations, I prefer the first:

1. Don't render a P symbol where access is permissive, explicitly render
private access across all map features so you can see the difference
between public, permissive and private parking amenities.

2. Do render a P symbol, but clarify the wording of our definition to
indicate that "permissive" shouldn't be used where a landowner is going
to get angry that the symbol is showing up on her/his amenity.

Kind regards,
Tom