[OSM-talk] Germany and the Cycle Map

[Richard Fairhurst]

Peter Miller wrote:

> I am currently implement cycle routes using the 'route' relation  
> method and
> am very pleased with the opportunities it creates. I am still using  
> ncn_ref,
> rcn_ref etc but am adding relationships as well.
>
> I would encourage Andy to start rendering both approaches so we can  
> start
> deprecating ncx_ref in due course. JOSM needs to get a bit more  
> relationship
> friendly

It's a little early to talk about deprecating ncn_ref.

Some OSMers need to remember that there is more than one editor ;)  
and that the second most popular editor does not currently support  
relations. Nor will it, until we have a few months' experience under  
our belts to demonstrate how relations are actually being used on the  
map.

A simple "associate ways with a user-edited relation type" interface  
is fine for JOSM, but it makes absolutely no sense in terms of  
Potlatch's UI. Potlatch has always attempted to abstract away the  
underlying data structures - that'll be true of its eventual relation  
handling, too, but there's no point in designing a UI until it's  
clear what these structures actually mean!

cheers
Richard