Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 10:27:15 +0100 From: "Ed Loach" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> I notice that some of the tertiary grid roads in MK have had what > was tagged in the loc_ref field added to the ref field (such as H4). > I think this looks good in Mapnik and wonder whether we should > extend it to the other tertiary grid roads (as the primary and > secondary ones already have their own references). It would > certainly make a printout from OSM more useful for visitors. Hmm, I was going to post about this. Personally I'm not sure about it. I can see the merit in having V6 etc prominently shown, but I think having them rendered on the same basis as A509, B4034 is perhaps a bit confusing. I know they're in different colours because they're tertiary as opposed to primary/secondary, but it seems odd to be displaying some but not all of the grid numbering system. I would say that within MK it is equivalent, not subservient, to the national numbering system; different people will navigate by different means. However, showing the grid road numbers prominently will be a key advantage for OSM data over other sources. The only other map I know of that shows them is the official MK City Map (http://www.mkweb.co.uk/mkmap/home.asp?Scale=3) which is very frustrating to use online. I notice they seem to represent their grid numbers on the map as part of the name, in the same font/size/colour etc. This has a certain amount of logic to it, as that's the way they are shown on the road signs. MK is looking much better on Mapnik and Osmarender now that the grid roads, and only the grid roads, are tertiary. I'm looking forward to seeing the redways on the Cycle Map when that's regenerated! With reference to earlier discussion on here, I haven't finished my mapping yet, but the roads within the grid squares that I've tagged as unclassified so far have tended to be those named '... Gate' which are the links in from the grid roads. _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
