[OSM-talk] iD, exclusive use of tags

[John F. Eldredge]

Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org> wrote:
> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer
> <dieterdreist at gmail.com
> > wrote:
> 
> > I just discovered that iD presumes that some tags are exclusive,
> e.g. you
> > can't add (at least not via preset) on the same way (line) more than
> one of
> > these tags: highway, railway, power but afaik it is common practice
> to use
> > railway=tram on the same way as highway=* (in certain
> circumstances).
> >
> 
> The tram and the highway should be separate ways unless the tram is a
> single track dead-center on the highway.
> 
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So, you are saying that if the tram tracks are located in the highway, but off-center, then the map should not reflect the ground truth?  I have seen numerous streets where there are tram tracks in both directions, and the tracks are located in the driving lanes, not in a separate section down the middle of the street.

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