On 3/8/2011 8:03 AM, Mike N wrote:
The "Motorway Junction" tag at
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Motorway_junction has recently had
the exit_to tag added. Old interstate tagging advice at
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway was to put exit
sign destinations in the "name" tag. However this is not exactly
correct, especially for the case of highways with named exits.
The latest JOSM-Tested now includes the exit_to tag as part of the
preset highway junction dialog, so people who use JOSM will be guided to
the new standards.
For standardization purposes, all existing highway junctions should be
updated to the new convention. (Junctions which contain name= but not
exit_to= should be changed).
Question: Can this be a mass edit for the whole US? The results would
all be correct except for the case of 'named exits' which properly used
the name only, but have no exit_to tag. In any case, I wouldn't propose
making a mass edit for 1-2 months as this settles in everyone's mind.
I'd be careful on motorways with toll=* (for example, on Florida's
Turnpike, I've correctly tagged name but not added exit_to). Otherwise I
can't see a problem.
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