I've heard back from the Department for Transport on how they measure
motorway slip roads for their road length statistics, and it seems that they
don't.
Assuming that motorway link in OSM roughly corresponds to the slip roads
that DfT are omitting, that would explain why the length of
2009/8/26 Peter Miller peter.mil...@itoworld.com:
On 26 Aug 2009, at 10:08, Chris Hill wrote:
The orange (maybe brownish) roads can be secondary, tertiary or
unclassified. I've compared the NPE roads to some roads that I know well
and they cover what I would say are secondary, tertiary or
On 27/08/09 10:31, Peter Childs wrote:
From what I can work out the Use of Green Signs on A roads has nothing
to do with classification and more to do with who put it up and who
maintains the road. (Highways or Local Council) A similar line being
used with B Roads.
Not true at all. Green
On 27/08/2009 10:31, Peter Childs wrote:
I mean if you look at the A2 it looks and feels like a Motor Way (Hard
Shoulder, Slipways, 70MPH) all the way till Wilmington it just happens
that Tractors and Learners are aloud to use it (I would not advise it
however).
and cyclists (ditto)
which
On 27/08/09 11:05, Tom Hughes wrote:
In fact I can't find any map which shows either the tunnel or the
approach roads as the A102(M) - they all shown as the A102 for the whole
length from the junction with the A12/A13 to the north to the junction
with the A2 to the south.
I have now found
On 27 Aug 2009, at 11:12, Tom Hughes wrote:
On 27/08/09 11:05, Tom Hughes wrote:
In fact I can't find any map which shows either the tunnel or the
approach roads as the A102(M) - they all shown as the A102 for the
whole
length from the junction with the A12/A13 to the north to the
I mean if you look at the A2 it looks and feels like a Motor Way (Hard
Shoulder, Slipways, 70MPH) all the way till Wilmington it just happens
that Tractors and Learners are aloud to use it (I would not advise it
however). Many bits of the M2 beyond Gillingham are actually smaller
(Only two
Would it be useful to validate our classification and labelling of roads in
OSM against the relevant WIkipedia article[2].
Yes, But I'm still a little unclear from is as to what makes a trunk
road trunk.
I'm wondering if a render that ignores the classification but takes
notice of lanes=? and
On 27/08/09 11:48, Peter Childs wrote:
Would it be useful to validate our classification and labelling of roads in
OSM against the relevant WIkipedia article[2].
Yes, But I'm still a little unclear from is as to what makes a trunk
road trunk.
That depends on what you mean...
The definition
Peter Childs wrote:
2009/8/26 Peter Miller peter.mil...@itoworld.com:
On 26 Aug 2009, at 10:08, Chris Hill wrote:
The orange (maybe brownish) roads can be secondary, tertiary or
unclassified. I've compared the NPE roads to some roads that I know well
and they cover what I would
Here is a Wikileaks document from the Ordnance Survey about their
plans[1]. In summary, I am very very glad that we have OpenStreetMap
alive and well in the UK because it looks as if there will be a need
for it for some time to come because the OS are going to stay with
their heads in the
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