On Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:39:52 PM John Sturdy wrote: > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Martijn van Exel <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't really see the value of a generic noexit=yes tag - it can and > > should be inferred from the network. But finding dead ends can be > > valuable for tagging the countless turning circles / cul-de-sacs that > > exist in post-war subdivisions in the US - like John mentioned. > > After a bit more thought, I'm not even sure of the definition of a > dead end --- is a road that leads into a closed tree (or other graph) > of roads and dead end? It does lead to other roads, but you can't get > out onto the wider road network without coming back along the same one > again. For example, is > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/4678941 a dead end? > > __John > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
Those roads that lead into a closed tree are frequently signed as "No Outlet" _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us

