On 09/05/2011 01:46 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
2011/9/5 Bryce Nesbitt<[email protected]>:
On 09/03/2011 07:30 AM, sergio sevillano wrote:

are we mapping reality or "for the router" ?
The question is at what resolution are we mapping?

IMHO we should try to map at the "highest possible" resolution (our db
has a ~1cm limit for coordinate precision, our zoom 18 is approx.
1:1500). Lower resolution data can generally be derived from the
higher resolution data.
I consider also robustness, meaning "map at the highest possible level that
has a reasonable chance of receiving ongoing maintenance".

In the case of traffic lights if the intersection node is marked as having the proper control (e.g. none, stop light, stop sign, yield, TOUCAN, PELICAN, PUFFIN, Pegasus, etc), then additional detail is harmless. A future simple router can route. A future complex router can process the additional relations and details, when and if they gain sufficient traction.

Thus I encourage people not to remove the control type from the intersection node, but rather supplement it. Future rendering software can suppress the intersection node's rendering if more detailed information is available.

                 -Bryce

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