On 01/11/15 17:09, Amaroussi (OpenStreetMap) wrote: > Hi all, > > I have been gathering thoughts from the talk-gb list and my main concern now > is how the tertiary roads are shown, especially in countries where people map > roads according to quality and hierarchy (and there are more than one). In > Greece, tertiary roads connect all villages while in Thailand, tertiary roads > have an important use in referring to roads with four digit numbers. > > While I believe that the new rendering has potential, I am suggesting that in > order to resolve concerns about the portrayal of tertiary roads, the > motorways on the mainstream style should be blue, purple or violet instead of > the current shade of rose. This would free up rose for trunk roads, red for > primary roads and so on until yellow for tertiary. > > — Amaroussi > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb Since the thread is labelled "feedback" I hope we can honestly give the authors of the new style real feedback without being accused of "moaning moaning and moaning".
The good bits for me would be the clarity achieved through small changes in road widths and the new road labelling which is much less intrusive. The bad bits are the new road colours especially the lack of clear distinction between major roads and motorways. I do see that as a problem which makes difficulties in the "what are the main routes around here" at-a-glance use case. I have no doubt that I will get used to the colours but I doubt whether I will win many converts to OSM when I tell my friends and family (as I frequently do) that they should be using OSM for the best quality mapping. I note that google maps with their shades of brown/orange colours use blue labels on the motorways which immediately makes them easier to identify. Like many others I don't much like the white minor / unclassified roads. Just my 5 zlotys worth. -- Dr Bogumil N Zaba _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
