I've also been using Mapbox's document as reference for exit signs and off ramps. I believe it makes a lot more sense to divide the tags into separate known entities instead of adding all of values into a single destination tag.
The OSM tags seemed to be well described in their docs: - destination tag refers to the place that the way exiting from the freeway leads to. - destination:ref is the reference of the roads directly ahead. - destination:ref:to is to specify the reference of a major highway ahead. - destination:street refers to the main street the way exiting from the freeway leads to. I am supportive of the *destination:street *tag. *~~~~~~* *Denis Carriere* *GIS Software & Systems Specialist* On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 8:28 PM, Kevin Farrugia <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Martijn & everyone else, > > The bulk of destination:street was added beginning with Mapbox's "Mapping > exit numbers and destinations in Canada", which described the methods to > use [https://github.com/mapbox/mapping/issues/220] Since then, most of > us (me included) in Southern Ontario have just continued that method on the > map. They used to be combined in the destination tag, but they've since > been separated out, so this is still actively used. The documentation I > used to better understand it was on the Exit Info page: http://wiki. > openstreetmap.org/wiki/Exit_Info > > I could see it having a bit more usefulness for routing purposes, but > you're on that side of the equation, not me :) > > -Kevin (Kevo) > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 8:00 PM, Martijn van Exel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> The Telenav mapping team noticed quite a few destination:street tags on >> (mostly) motorway_link off-ramps in Canada. This is an undocumented sub-tag >> of the destination tag so I am curious how it is being used and if there is >> some sort of consensus that is documented somewhere else than the OSM wiki. >> >> An Overpass query surfaced 1883 cases, http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/ln2 >> >> Looking at a random one, http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/34154734 / >> http://openstreetcam.org/details/10767/4194 — I think in the US we would >> just map this as destination=Carman Road;Iriquois and destination:ref=1 >> >> So my question is whether this is some relic of a past practice, or is >> this actively used and encouraged mapping practice and if so, where should >> it be documented? (https://wiki.openstreetmap.or >> g/wiki/Proposed_features/Destination_details seems to be a good >> candidate.) >> >> We’re happy to help improve these tags based on OSC / Mapillary data but >> I wanted to make sure first that this is the way you all want to go. >> >> Happy mapping, >> >> Martijn van Exel >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-ca mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > >
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