source= the geometry source
source:name= the name source
source:ref= the reference source
etc...

The cyclemap elevation data goes as far as the SRTM data goes. Unfortunately they didn't do anything past 60 deg north on that shuttle mission, so there's no data. We've been trying to find some other data sources, but we had some issues lining them up (plus we ran out of disk space on the database disk :-().

As for highway=path, it might happen at some point. I'm still not convinced of the need for the tag. highway=footway, and highway=cycleway cover pretty much everything of current interest to cyclists as far as I'm aware.

nmixter: he included the word "fantasy"... he needs his own map :-)

Circeus:
Just follow the instructions to set up the "Rails Port".
osm.wiki/The_Rails_Port

This will setup a full OSM server including the latest version of Potlatch, starting with an empty database.

and have a look at http://www.opencyclemap.org/ for a map that highlights cycle routes, and cycling facilities.

probably just a test run... ho hum... let the fun begin.

Luckily in my religious belief system someone just consigned themselves to hell for this.

Have a look at the excellent map of Helsinki:
http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=15&lat=60.1901&lon=25.03794&layers=B000

Yes, a short oneway section is the way to do it.

You might consider combining the existing bit and the bit you're adding if there's no real reason for them to be split. But 3 parts to a road is not usual.

More progress stuff:
http://dev.openstreetmap.org/~random/progress/

And some nice draggable time sliders at:
http://www.geofabrik.de/gallery/history/

It'll show the last editor. The full history for each object is available from the API (and also the Data layer on the OSM main page), so if anyone is really interested they can find out what happened, and who actually created the way in the first place. Doing this automatically for each way would be a big performance hit, which is why nothing does.

Hi, the diary entry was just asking what to do if there are that many -- the editor's property panel was only wide enough for 16 items on his screen. There's actually a scroll bar that appears to let you see as many as there are.

There's no limit on the number of bus routes you can have over a way. Using route relations is definitely the best way to handle them.

there should be a little grey line at the bottom of the property panel when there are a large number of properties -- it's a scroll bar! drag it with the mouse and you should be able to see the extra tags/relations.

LivingWithDragons: at least 4 according to the search box on the OSM home page :-)

yes :-)

at http://planet-osm.shaunmcdonald.me.uk/

that should read "has different refs" not "hasn't"

Germany is a different country, it hasn't different refs. Other countries write their refs without spaces... this was copied into OSM ref tags. If Germany always uses spaces then that's the way the ref tags should be. The intermediate stage of people correcting old ones is obviously annoying.

If someone wants to produce a consistant map across countries then they can pre-process the data before rendering it.

As for not tagging highway refs because of this, that doesn't help anyone.

yeah, yeah, whatever.

And Nic, spelling errors are irrelevant to the discussion of anarchy (unless you wish to predefine everything anyone could ever want to tag).

Seriously, if you think the current tag system is broken in some way then think up something that would work better. The two key features you need are that it must work, and it must be better.

I've been proper mountain biking with my Legend HCx on the handlebars. The experience was too much for my rear mud guard which fell off, but the gps was rock solid.

please describe "intuitive" :-)

oh, while your at it :-), andy suggested an improvement.... when you click the add to relation button, have the popup default selected relation be the last relation you added to. When you're adding a route it makes it a whole lot easier if you're not searching through the list every time.

These days I've been mapping with my GPS and the "always turn left" philosophy (or turn right if you drive on the other side of the road), then using JOSM to enter the data, and finally opening Potlatch to enter area features, tweak roads where the GPS created artificial wiggle, correctly position POI, and other touch up stuff.

I used to print out imagery to take round with me, but it made it too boring and I started missing stuff, especially if the imagery was out of date.