[OSM-talk] Dirt Roads in Mapnik, default render in OSM

[Ross Scanlon]

On 24/08/13 17:46, Lester Caine wrote:
>
>> Notice the broken casing on the sides of some of the roads.
> If what you are talking about is the change in style on the roads to the
> right, then how were they generated as they do not appear on the main
> database? It's nice to see I can just cut and paste the old style
> location urls and they will be recognised - hopefully no-one will remove
> that as redundant ;)

Have a look at what layer is selected.

You see that it's not osm.

Cheers
Ross


> I have an interest in this for showing what is to the side of roads.
> While on one hand macro mapping says add tags to a road to show things
> like footpaths and cycleways, micro mapping would show the all of the
> infrastructure actually as areas, but at least as separate identifiable
> ways which can be selected in preference to the road for planning waking
> and cycling activity. If the 'road' with no 'side furniture' is rendered
> with broken sides like this it makes sense. Africa has considerably more
> of the 'tracks' that I am talking about and there it is even more
> important to identify ones where the two ruts making up the track would
> make it dangerous for following on foot? While many parts of the world
> have different requirements, generally the same rules apply worldwide?
>