On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 3:28 AM, Paul Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it would be better if greater weight were given to what > network a particular road belongs to. > > Freeway expressway = motorway or trunk, otherwise... > US highway = primary > State highway = secondary > City/county/Forest route = tertiary
Whoa! There are too many places, in my experience, where those network memberships do not line up with expectation of physical characteristics. Yes, network is important, absolutely, and while there are cases when network approximates physical characteristics, "it ain't always so." > In many cases, observed characteristics are better handled with > other tags anyway. Exactly. When the characteristics can be tagged factually, they should be tagged factually. If it is a US route tag it as a US route. And if is one lane each way, with a traffic signal at each intersection in town and you still think it deserves primary, then go to it. But let yourself change that if the local conditions warrant it. I don't know of a US route that is unpaved, but I suppose it could exist. I'd be sure to add surface=unpaved, rather than suggest that all US routes are now unpaved. ;-) _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
