Re: [openrailwaymap] Rail movement joint/expansion device/Auszugvorrichtung

Op 22 jun. 2015 om 23:23 heeft Michael Reichert <nakaner(a)gmx.net&gt; het volgende geschreven: Hi Martin, > Am 2015-06-22 um 21:53 schrieb Martin Simon: > > I would like to add some detail on railway and tram lines in my area and > have been searching for a tag for "rail movement joints" / "railway > expansion devices" (I found these terms online, the German term is > "Auszugvorrichtung"). Is this a rail movement joint? http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/vbvbEe2wwtF_4MlMw6cakw (zoom in) Btw, driving above it is horrible because it is no smooth curve. > How should we tag these features in OSM? > > railway=movement_joint? > > railway=expension_device? Have you had a look into English books, professional railway magazines etc.? Which word do they use? I can have a look into UIC dictionary at university tomorrow (I just have to walk to another building of my university). > Which object type should be used? From a map perspective, they might be > "point" features, marking the point where the tracks are cut. If you're a > railway planner, however, you need to consider that the device itself has a > length of several meters - not as big as the average switch/turnout, but > still... http://www.mapillary.com/map/im/vbvbEe2wwtF_4MlMw6cakw is short, I would map it as a node. We also map switches with speed limits of 200 km/h as nodes! Best regards Michael -- Per E-Mail kommuniziere ich bevorzugt GPG-verschlüsselt. (Mailinglisten ausgenommen) I prefer GPG encryption of emails. (does not apply on mailing lists) _______________________________________________ Openrailwaymap mailing list Openrailwaymap(a)openrailwaymap.org http://lists.openrailwaymap.org/lists/listinfo/openrailwaymap