On 05/29/2011 12:56 PM, Anthony wrote: > On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Paul Johnson > <baloo-PVOPTusIyP/[email protected]> wrote: >> On 05/29/2011 08:37 AM, Anthony wrote: >>> On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Richard Welty >>> <rwelty-Fu78d/[email protected]> wrote: >>> Now that I think about it, that's actually an excellent reason why >>> classifications in the US should be by state. Max speeds vary >>> significantly by state, as well as classifications of what roads get >>> what speeds. >> >> So how would that bring us closer to having global consistency, since >> the scope of OSM is worldwide? > > What do you mean by "global consistency" and why is it desired?
Having some kind of uniformity on a large scale means you wouldn't have to learn how to read the map again just because you moved or traveled to an arbitrary jurisdiction. Also provides consistency for routers, since I can pretty much guarantee there's not a router out there that arbitrarily changes it's behavior based on what part of OpenStreetMap it's looking at...
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