On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 12:51:43AM +0000, Jaakko Helleranta.com wrote: > In Haiti we've usually taken a pretty clear map-it-as-it-is-on-the-ground > approach. > * storm wipes out a bridge -- the bridge is deleted until a new is built. > * a road is damaged so severly that you can only walk it -- it's a path until > fixed > * a slightly minor damage to the road requires a 4x4 or tractor to drive it > -- it's probably downgraded to a track 'till fixed. > > As always, one has to think if the damage (=change in the map) is long-term > enough to justify mapping it vs. How severe the damage (/change) is / how > significantly it impacts map (/data) usage, etc.
Define long-term. When you look into cat manufacturer supplied satnav systems people drive around with 4-5 year old maps - which are still perfectly okay. If we start tagged ultra-short-term problems the maps cant be put into offline systems like in-dash satnavs. Flo -- Florian Lohoff [email protected]
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