[OSM-talk] Connecting ferry routes to roads?

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Mon Sep 1 13:57:37 BST 2008


On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 1:21 PM, David Groom <reviews at pacific-rim.net> wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Karran" <dan at karran.net>
> To: "osm" <talk at openstreetmap.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 3:29 PM
> Subject: [OSM-talk] Connecting ferry routes to roads?
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> >
> > I fixed up the Isle of Man Steam Packet ferry route so that it goes
> > all the way into Douglas harbour in the Isle of Man again. While I was
> > at it, I connected it up with the road network so that routing
> > programmes could route traffic through it as well. Is this common
> > practice, and is there a standard way of linking them in? I've just
> > linked the route to a service road which is connected to the rest of
> > the road network.
>
> That seems to make sense and is how I have been mapping vehicle ferry
> routes.
>
> However I'm not quite sure what to do with ferry routes which are for foot
> passengers and available for cyclists, but not for motorcars..
> Following the logic above I would  connect the ferry route to the nearest
> highway with a footway tag. Although this would allow routing for cyclists
> and pedestrians this seems "wrong" to me.
>

> For instnace the high speed poassenger service from Southamption to East
> Cowes
>
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=50.89469&lon=-1.40605&zoom=17&layers=B00FTF
> I have not conncted to the highway down the pier, as it would produce short
> stubs of footway rendered on the maps which really are just corridors
> through buildings, but this means at the moment the ferry route is
> unconnected to anything.


I see nothing wrong with footways that go through buildings.  If cars can do
it then so can pedestrians:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_2W-5R6f4mDY/RodmdahXYTI/AAAAAAAAA-k/NxiOetEt7Uo/DSC00248.JPG



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> David
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> >
> > Cheers,
> > Dan
> >
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> > Dan Karran
> > dan at karran.net
> > www.dankarran.com
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