2010/1/1 Steve Bennett <[email protected]>: > On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Dave F. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I don't why he feels the need to do this, it seems a pointless task, but >> why do you think it reduces accuracy to remove trailing zeros? >> >> 2m =2.0m >> > > It reduces *indication of accuracy*. > > There's a difference between "I measured that bridge, and it's 2 metres > high" and "I measured that bridge, and it's 2.000 metres high". If the > signposted maximum height under the bridge is 2.0m, it should be recorded as > 2.0, not as 2. Especially since for such things, 10 centimetres here or > there is pretty significant.
Not to mention most signs on bridges indicate 2.0m not 2m. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
