[OSM-talk] SOTM: Relations workshop

[Nick Black]

This sounds cool, I'd certainly be interested.  If you'd like to go
ahead with the workshop, please add it here:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/State_Of_The_Map_2008


On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Andy Allan <gravitystorm at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 11:21 PM, Karl Newman <siliconfiend at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>   if time permits, I'd like to use some time at SOTM to have a little
>>> discussion about relations:
>>>
>>> * how are relations already used, how good does it work?
>>> * what additional uses do we want to push?
>>> * what kind of editor do we need for those - good ways to hide
>>>  gory details from users like Potlatch does with the simple route
>>>  relations - can this be done for turn restrictions etc. as well?
>>> * what kind of renderer support do we need?
>>> * does anything have to be changed about relations (some have called
>>>  for ordered relations)?
>>>
>>> and so on.
>>>
>>> I'll set a date and location for this when I'm there; I assume there
>>> will be some provisions for "workshop"-type events much like we had
>>> last year, so we'll just do this in parallel to the talks somewhere,
>>> and details will be posted there and then.
>>>
>>> Everyone welcome - especially those who use relations and those who
>>> implement their use in editors/renderers/scripts.
>>>
>>> Bye
>>> Frederik
>>
>> In regards to simplifying turn restrictions, it might be helpful to look at
>> a model like GPSMapEdit [1] uses--basically a rendering of each possible
>> turn at an intersection with checkboxes to select which ones are restricted.
>
> Sounds interesting UI. Have you got a screenshot?
>
> On the wider topic, I'd love to be involved in the discussion,
> especially for route relations - so someone pester me if it looks like
> I'm going to miss it. I currently process them using two methodologies
> (one for garmin maps, a different one for the cycle map), and I'm keen
> to find out what other methodologies are being used.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
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