[OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines

2011-04-15 Thread Richard Welty
this occurred to me while surveying speed limits in a somewhat rural part of the US. are any of the routing engines looking at the surface tag as part of their decision making? i ask this because in NY, the default speed limit in rural areas is 55 on all roads. there are numerous unpaved roads

Re: [OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines

2011-04-15 Thread Nic Roets
Hello Richard, Gosmore looks at maxspeed and tracktype. I did not use surface, because I am under the impression that it is possible to drive fast on properly maintained dirt roads in dryer regions. Regards, Nic On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net wrote: this

Re: [OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines

2011-04-15 Thread M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
2011/4/15 Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net: i ask this because in NY, the default speed limit in rural areas is 55 on all roads. highway=unclassified name=Mead Road maxspeed=55 mph surface=dirt I suggest you also add source:maxspeed=US:NY:rural or sth. similar to the roads with no

Re: [OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines

2011-04-15 Thread Richard Welty
On 4/15/11 10:53 AM, Nic Roets wrote: Hello Richard, Gosmore looks at maxspeed and tracktype. I did not use surface, because I am under the impression that it is possible to drive fast on properly maintained dirt roads in dryer regions. interesting. i haven't been setting tracktype because

Re: [OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines

2011-04-15 Thread Richard Welty
On 4/15/11 11:30 AM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote: 2011/4/15 Richard Weltyrwe...@averillpark.net: i ask this because in NY, the default speed limit in rural areas is 55 on all roads. highway=unclassified name=Mead Road maxspeed=55 mph surface=dirt I suggest you also add

Re: [OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines

2011-04-15 Thread john
of it heavy enough to erode an unpaved roadway. ---Original Email--- Subject :Re: [OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines From :mailto:nro...@gmail.com Date :Fri Apr 15 09:53:24 America/Chicago 2011 Hello Richard, Gosmore looks at maxspeed and tracktype. I did not use surface

Re: [OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines

2011-04-15 Thread Elizabeth Dodd
On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:36:55 -0400 Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net wrote: this occurred to me while surveying speed limits in a somewhat rural part of the US. are any of the routing engines looking at the surface tag as part of their decision making? i ask this because in NY, the

Re: [OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines

2011-04-15 Thread John Smith
On 16 April 2011 00:36, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net wrote: i ask this because in NY, the default speed limit in rural areas is 55 on all roads. there are numerous unpaved roads (dirt, gravel) which do not have posted speed limits, but where driving at 55 is not reasonable unless

Re: [OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines

2011-04-15 Thread John Smith
On 16 April 2011 01:30, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer dieterdre...@gmail.com wrote: I suggest you also add source:maxspeed=US:NY:rural or sth. similar to the roads with no explicit maxspeed sign. Well he said 55mph is the default maximum for unsigned roads, wouldn't it be more useful for routing software

Re: [OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines

2011-04-15 Thread Richard Welty
On 4/15/11 11:16 PM, John Smith wrote: On 16 April 2011 00:36, Richard Weltyrwe...@averillpark.net wrote: i ask this because in NY, the default speed limit in rural areas is 55 on all roads. there are numerous unpaved roads (dirt, gravel) which do not have posted speed limits, but where

Re: [OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines

2011-04-15 Thread John Smith
On 16 April 2011 13:25, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net wrote: what i'm after are parameters so that the routing engines present rational results to drivers who aren't me. so why don't we focus on the actual problem in front of us instead of posturing about our driving skills. Well you

Re: [OSM-talk] question for folks working on routing engines

2011-04-15 Thread John Smith
On 16 April 2011 13:43, John Smith deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com wrote: On 16 April 2011 13:25, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net wrote: what i'm after are parameters so that the routing engines present rational results to drivers who aren't me. so why don't we focus on the actual problem in