Excellent summary eugene! May I also add, trunk: pedestrians are usually not allowed to cross (unless on footbridges).
Hope the discussion gets into the conventions page: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Philippines/Mapping_conventions On 8/3/09, Eugene Alvin Villar <sea...@gmail.com> wrote: > I suggest that the tags for > highway=trunk,primary,secondary,tertiary,unclassified be considered as a > function of traffic patterns and not of DOTC designation nor physical > appearance or condition. > > These values should also be considered relative to local traffic patterns. > This means that levels will be different in an urban and rural setting: a > trunk in Metro Manila does not have to be equivalent in function to a trunk > in Nueva Vizcaya. > > Here are some descriptive interpretations I might suggest (subject to > discussion): > > trunk (rural) : long-distance route to traverse across provinces > primary (rural) : mid-distance route to travel between towns in a province > secondary (rural) : major streets within rural towns > tertiary (rural) : major streets within areas of rural towns > unclassified,residential (rural) : other roads in rural towns > > trunk (urban) : long-distance route across the metropolis > primary (urban) : major road within a metropolitan city > secondary (urban) : mid-level road within a metropolitan city > tertiary (urban) : minor road in a metropolitan city > unclassified,residential (urban) : other roads in metropolitan cities > > > I'll admit that I have no fixed idea as to how to tag roads such that > relative functional importance within Metro Manila (Cebu, Davao) is > consistent when you get outside Metro Manila (Cebu, Davao). > > The problem is that in urban areas, the road density is so high such that > we > need to differentiate the roads a lot, whereas in rural areas, the density > is low. > > For Metro Manila, EDSA and *parts* of C-5 are definitely trunk. > Commonwealth, Quirino (QC) and McArthur Highway are arguably trunk. Quezon > Avenue-Espana, Aurora-Marcos Highway, Ortigas-Ortigas Ext., Quirino > (Manila), and Roxas Blvd are not so clear. > > What do you guys think? > > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 10:22 AM, <anthony.bal...@neraphil.com.ph> wrote: > >> >> Pardon my ignorance, but how do you classify road types? >> >> In the case of Mindanao Ave compared to Quirino Highway, apparently the >> former is a wider road so i reclassified the. >> >> >> Anthony >> >> >> >> >> From: maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com> To: >> talk-ph@openstreetmap.org Date: 08/03/2009 10:06 AM Subject: [talk-ph] >> changes of raod types >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> I'm not objecting but I'm somehow curious about recent >> reclassifications of several major roads lately: >> >> 1. Portions of Commonwealth from trunk to primary: >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=14.66209&lon=121.06976&zoom=15&layers=B000FTF >> >> 2. Mindanao Ave from primary to trunk: >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=14.67085&lon=121.03234&zoom=15&layers=B000FTF >> >> 3. Some parts of Quirino are either primary or trunk: >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=14.69974&lon=121.03273&zoom=15&layers=B000FTF >> >> 4. MacArthur Hiway from primary to trunk: >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=14.6755&lon=120.982&zoom=15&layers=B000FTF >> >> If we follow this trend, then I think Roxas Blvd should also be trunk as >> well: >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=14.53551&lon=121.00028&zoom=15&layers=B000FTF >> >> Which means Metro Manila roads will be a whole lot greener (in the map >> at least). >> >> PS. Apologies for non-manila members >> >> >> >> -- >> cheers, >> maning >> ------------------------------------------------------ >> "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden >> wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ >> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ >> ------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk-ph mailing list >> talk-ph@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk-ph mailing list >> talk-ph@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph >> >> > > > -- > http://vaes9.codedgraphic.com > -- cheers, maning ------------------------------------------------------ "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
