In Japan, a name plate is attached to a traffic signal, but the name is widely recognized as "junction" name. So I think it's reasonable to tag it as a junction.
However officially (legally) the name is "place" name. It causes some problems. Small problem: No junction http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1114945003 There is traffic signal with name and zebra zone, but no junction here. Is it a junction name or a signal name? (I think it can be treated as a junction name to keep consistency) Severe problem: Different names https://www.google.co.jp/maps/@43.0932299,141.3406141,3a,75y,36.3h,85.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXMdPZfgudt0fNJT3iY-l2w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 It's not so big junction. There are four physical traffic signals. However each name of traffic signals are different, 北27西6, 北27西5, 北26西5, 北26西6(北=North, 西=West). Because they are "city block" name. I don't have any idea to map them correctly. muramoto 2015-11-13 10:45 GMT+09:00 John Willis <[email protected]>: > > > > > Javbw > > On Nov 13, 2015, at 6:45 AM, John Eldredge <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Could you have a named signal at a named junction, with different names? > > Afaik, named road junctions do not exist in Japan (motorway junctions are > named, but not normal roads with signals) I am not sure about other places. > > ~~~~ > > The closest thing is when a major street is named after the > place=quarter(?) it goes through, and the area is broken up into numbered > blocks (not street addresses for the buildings, but sequential block > numbers) and the signals are basically numbered along with the adjacent > area, So: > > Driving down Honcho street through honcho sections 1, 2, 3, etc , the > signal names will match Honcho 1, Honcho2, honcho3. > > But this only happens for secondary/primary/trunks *sometimes*. > Other times they will be named like "station north entrance" or just the > name of the village, if it is a small place. Some are named as "foobar > mountain entrance", because it is where you turn to drive up the large > mountain - so expecting the signal names to be in some kind of sequential > order, related to the current town name or nearby buildings is not good, as > it is very inconsistent - hence the names need to be rendered, as provided > mapping instructions and visible signage on where to turn - either on paper > maps, a printed brochure or online PDF, or GPS navi systems are all based > on signal names (when present) to tell you where to turn, or give you a > reference point to count signals past that point on where to turn. > > > Javbw. > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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