+ def to_xml_node
+ el1 = XML::Node.new 'node'
+ el1['id'] = self.id.to_s
+ el1['lat'] = self.latitude.to_s
+ el1['lon'] = self.longitude.to_s
+ Node.split_tags(el1, self.tags)
+ el1['visible'] = self.visible.to_s
+ el1['timestamp'] = self.timestamp.xmlschema
+ return el1
+ end