I agree that “14/32” is a ref, not a name. Its similar to “I-80” for a motorway.
(In the Openstreetmap-Carto style we render the runway ref, not the name, but only when it is mapped as a linear way) On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:58 AM Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, 21 May 2019 at 11:36, Joseph Eisenberg <joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> The current wiki page suggests using "aeroway:area=runway" to map the >> outline of the runway, and mapping the "aeroway=runway" as a line >> along the center of the runway. >> >> Does everyone agree that aeroway:area is the right way to map runway >> areas, if this is considered necessary? >> >> And do we agree that runways should be mapped as linear ways, like >> highways and railways, not only as an area? >> > > I must admit that I only ever map the runway as a way, not an area. > > On the subject, I've just had a look at a few, & I see that there's now an > option (in iD at least) for "Runway number", which then apparently appears > as ref=. > > I've always put the runway number "14/32" in as the name=, & it's always > seemed to work OK. > > Is there any real preference? > > Thanks > > Graeme > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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