If there is need for external references, I suggest to use a relation and add all nodes concerned in the order they appear in the way object.
A node cannot be split and recombined, only deleted. Whether everybody will be happy with external references or not... -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:29:57 +0100 > Von: Jim Brown <[email protected]> > An: "Peter Körner" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Betreff: Re: [OSM-dev] OSM Data Update > Yep... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Peter Körner > Sent: 31 March 2010 08:10 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OSM-dev] OSM Data Update > > Jim Brown schrieb: > > Frederik wrote: > >> You should never assume that OSM Way IDs (or indeed any IDs) remain > >> unchanged. The "data" layer on www.openstreetmap.org is your friend if > >> you want to find out the history of a particular stretch of motorway. > > > > If the ids change it makes diff processing a bit difficult... > > The id's don't change but elements can be deleted and re-created and > thereby given a new id. > > Peter > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev -- http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=47.172&lon=7.4395&zoom=15&layers=B000FTFTT&mlat=47.16696&mlon=7.43509 GRATIS für alle GMX-Mitglieder: Die maxdome Movie-FLAT! Jetzt freischalten unter http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/maxdome01 _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev

