[OSM-talk] THIS is the kind of enthusiasm some would reject

[Ian Dees]

On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Russ Nelson <nelson at crynwr.com> wrote:

> Dave F. writes:
>  > On 12/09/2015 03:18, Russ Nelson wrote:
>  > > Dave F. writes:
>  > >   > >   Because when I see a spike, or a lump of coal, or a "road"
>  > >   > > which is level where no road needed to be but a railroad did, I
> map it
>  > >   > > as an abandoned railroad.
>  > >   >
>  > >   > Please give a list of tags you'd use to map the tracks in your
> photos.
>  > >
>  > > highway=track
>  > > railway=abandoned
>  >
>  > Which tag takes rendering preference? How is the renderer meant to know?
>
> You ask this question as if there is any kind of controversy. On
> OpenSTREETMap, it gets mapped as a track. On OpenRAILWAYMap, it gets
> mapped as an abandoned railway.
>
> Why do I bother responding to questions like this? FWOMPT!


I think that's a question we all want to know, Russ.
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