[OSM-talk] Searching OSM

[Matt Williams]

On 1 October 2012 16:43, Philip Barnes <phil at trigpoint.me.uk> wrote:
>  Is there a way to search for a node type where it is on a way of a type, or
> types? An example would be gates on trunk or primary roads.
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> The reason is, I was using OSRM to plan a route yesterday and spotted that
> it was avoiding a section of primary road. Closer investigation found that
> where a footpath joined the road, there is a gate tagged access = foot which
> was on the node where the footpath joined the road. Thus made the road
> passable on foot only. I have fixed this one, by moving the gate to the
> hedge, using bing, and created a short section of path to link back to the
> road.
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> It looks like an easy mistake, so am wondering if there is a way to swatch
> for other similar problems.

In general I would question the accuracy of any node at the
intersection of two navigable ways being marked as a gate. I just cant
visualise it physically. Therefore any tool which could look for these
generically (OSMI for example) would be useful.

Matt