[OSM-talk] Overlapping objects which should both be there

[Sebastian Spaeth]

Andreas Barth wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> sometimes, e.g. in this map
> http://openstreetmap.org/?lat=48.0823&lon=12.0469&zoom=14&layers=B0FT
> two objects overlap in a way that doesn't represent reality adequate.

So, how do you plan to represent reality at any scale, when you can only 
scale down to a pixel on your map?

What do you propose? To make the railway overlap the road (which would 
be just as bad)? Or to move the railway to the side, so that it is next 
to the road? How much moving around do you want to do when there are lot 
of things next to each other?

> - but shouldn't the map just look great on every zoom level? If so, how
> about auto-moving objects only during the presentation on the rougher
> zoom levels (if one zooms in, things start to be more exact, which
> exactly represents what one would expect)?

How is moving things away from where they really are much more precise 
then draw them overlapping? If you have 10 roads/railway lines next to 
each other, is moving each of them to the side ok?

It's not that easy, is it?

spaetz