[OSM-talk] Should Bridges be independent of their ways?

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2009/9/21 Lester Caine <lester at lsces.co.uk>:
> Simple answer to that BULLSHIT.

I agree even if maybe I would have put it in less harsh words ;-)

> The only way to produce fine detail maps is with the correct
> information. Adding a footpath at the side of a road which along the
> length of the road meandering from one side to the other, is adjacent to
> the road in places, or separated by a grass verge, or isolated by bushes
> can not easily be managed by tags added to the road. Add the pull off
> for a bus stop, with the changes in the path of the pavement for that.
> The changes as a footpath merges with other obstructions at road
> junctions ... and so on. Getting the renderer to guess what the real
> situation is even with quite complex tags does not make sense.

+1

> A single way simply does not work at the micro level unless you make the
> tagging so complex that only a computer could understand it? And it
> would have to have distances as part of the tags so you know how far the
> edge of the path is from the arbitrary center line of the base way.

+1

cheers,
Martin