Re:OpenStreetMap proven to be a highly accurate map in top U...
by berkes on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @06:41AM
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There are people working on layering the data better. I was at a talk about this at two State of the Map conferences. I don't have links or names ready, on mobile, sorry.
The idea, in my words, is to have a standard on how to link between layers: how to merge them, so to say.
That way, a routing app for a car would only need the roads and their features layers. But the search engine for tourists needs the poi layer and not all the road details.
A 'live' layer for e.g. traffic density could then be a neat commercial product for OSM consumers. But without standards to link your layer to, say, the OSM streets, it is almost impossible to offer and process such a layer.
The idea, in my words, is to have a standard on how to link between layers: how to merge them, so to say.
That way, a routing app for a car would only need the roads and their features layers. But the search engine for tourists needs the poi layer and not all the road details.
A 'live' layer for e.g. traffic density could then be a neat commercial product for OSM consumers. But without standards to link your layer to, say, the OSM streets, it is almost impossible to offer and process such a layer.