On Jun 10, 2010, at 5:45 PM, Richard Weait <rich...@weait.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Nathan Edgars II > <nerou...@gmail.com> wrote: >> highway=motorway_junction with ref=[number] is used whenever there's >> an exit/junction number, whether or not it's actually on a motorway. >> But there are some numbered "exits" that are right at traffic >> signals, >> which should be tagged highway=traffic_signals. Examples include >> http://alpsroads.net/roads/nj/gsp/n10.jpg in south New Jersey (this >> one has a small separated "ramp" but another one doesn't), >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NY_9A_north_exit_5.jpg in New >> York City, and http://gailmommers.50megs.com/pictmission/ny-17-exit-98.htm >> in upstate New York. How should these be tagged? >> highway=motorway_junction;traffic_signals? > > Well it can't be highway=motorway_junction because motorways don't > have level crossings, right? > > This image illustrates your question perfectly. > http://alpsroads.net/roads/nj/gsp/n10.jpg Thank you for including it. > > If this were a motorway_junction (it isn't) the exit number would be > in the ref tag on the exit node, so go with that. > > I would tag the ways as usual, highway="secondary" or whatever is > appropriate here. > > highway="traffic_signals" > ref="10B" > > If that is indeed a flare for the right turn to 657 Eastbound, I might > mark the first node of the flare with the ref="10B" The "ref" doesn't mean anything without an associated tag though. "motorway_junction" is the accepted way to show a numbered exit, even if it isn't attached to a motorway. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
