http://openstreetview.org/details/23187/73
No trans-canada naming in sight because the trans-canada is a meta road composed of multiple highways. See road sign in OSV. On Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 12:07 PM Kevin Farrugia, <kevinfarru...@gmail.com> wrote: > The proper name for the highways that are under the Kings Highway system > (400-Series included) is "Highway xxx" or Highway xx, with the exception of > the QEW. Highways signs and government data follow the same rules. > > The Trans-Canada as a name/deaignation is almost inconsequential in > Ontario and to Ontarians. > > ------- > Kevin Farrugia > > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 11:46 AM Viajero Perdido, < > viajero.perdido.spam.buc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 18-03-26 05:33 AM, talk-ca-requ...@openstreetmap.org wrote: >> > Message: 3 >> > Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:33:14 +0000 >> > From: James <james2...@gmail.com> >> > To: "Olivia Robu - (p)" <olivia.r...@telenav.com> >> > Cc: Talk-CA OpenStreetMap <talk-ca@openstreetmap.org> >> > Subject: Re: [Talk-ca] Trans-Canada Highway research >> > Message-ID: >> > < >> cank4qi_u9uveodoc8try-mic-xgxsxbuuv0n9pssjo0v+jr...@mail.gmail.com> >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> > >> > highway 417 should be tagged as highway 417 and not principally >> transcanada >> > way as this is how it's known locally. It can be tagged in transcanada >> > relation, but it's mainly known as the 417 >> >> I disagree. "Highway 417" is a low-value name, because the "ref" tag >> should already contain the number, causing numbered shields to be >> shown. "Highway 417" is just a verbosification of the number. >> "Trans-Canada Highway", however, is a real name; it belongs in the name >> field. >> >> This way, most maps would show both name and number. >> >> To me, the (completely separate) issue is whether ordinary numbered >> highways should have a name tag at all, "Highway nnn", or simply nothing >> because "ref" takes care of it. I've been able to find no guidance on >> this, and I've looked. I've been leaving "Highway nnn" in place when I >> see it, which is most of the time. But that's another discussion for >> another day. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-ca mailing list >> Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >> > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca >
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