Re: [talk-ph] changes of road types

2010-01-23 Thread riber101-osm
Functional classification - not for newbies For the arterial roads - down to classification of primary and secondary roads can be done to allow people to select major roads when traveling through an area. These roads indicate a preferred traveling route. However in some places these roads

[talk-ph] Suggestion: Restrict use of Primary and Secondary roads

2010-01-23 Thread riber101-osm
This is to separate the issue of classification of major arterial roads from the changes of road type thread. I suggest the following: Classification of major arterial roads into the classes primary and secondary should be done according to official sources. Motorway/trunk to be used where

Re: [talk-ph] changes of road types

2010-01-22 Thread riber101-osm
I happy this discussion comes up and I would like to chime in on this discussion. Reviewing the map reveals that many places roads seems to have too high of a classification, misleading people to use roads that are not meant for a lot of traffic. From an overall perspective the classification

[talk-ph] Google Maps are generally surprisingly inaccurate

2010-01-15 Thread riber101-osm
Hi fellow OSM mappers! As a newbie you might wonder why to invest your effort in OSM rather than Google Maps that seems to be present everywhere. Well, Google currently have better general coverage than OSM here in the Philippines. Try to compare Laoag City

[talk-ph] Car navigation using Garmin with OSM

2010-01-09 Thread riber101-osm
Hi, I have now been using OSM to navigate around Metro Manila and a trip to Mindoro and have some experience to share: On several occasions Garmin tried to guide me through on way streets going counter flow The OSM maps keeps getting better and each time I find a missing oneway info I just