On 28 April 2015 at 13:15, Colin Smale <colin.sm...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> It's about that which cannot be inferred from the geometry and the > current tagging. The road name and number come under "current tagging", but > sometimes they are not enough to know how to describe the next > instruction(s) to the user. We are in the business of dictating the exact > text that a navigator should speak, but we need to provide the basic > information on which these decisions can be made. The ambiguity of a > T-junction where the side-road has the same name and ref as one of the > "straight through" legs is evident. > > Direction of travel is a good point - the "through route" may not be > symmetrical. > > //colin > > Are we then back down to the simple issue of failing to tag the arm(s) with the 'give way' markings ? - We're not tagging them in all necessary cases (where the 'side road' is in line with one arm of the main road) - Routers are ignoring the tags. Is this the solution rather than creating a new solution ? > > Is a 'through route' a continuation of > > - Road number > - Road name > - The lack of crossing white paint into/out of a 'side road' , or > - Direction of travel > > I'm concerned about ambiguity arising out of potential different > interpretations. > > I'm sure we will be able to find examples of all combinations of all of > the above! > > > -- > Mike. > @millomweb <https://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/index/introduction> - > For all your info on Millom and South Copeland > via *the area's premier website - * > > *currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, > property & pets* > > T&Cs <https://sites.google.com/site/pmailkeey/e-mail> > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing > listtalk@openstreetmap.orghttps://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > -- Mike. @millomweb <https://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/index/introduction> - For all your info on Millom and South Copeland via *the area's premier website - * *currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, property & pets* T&Cs <https://sites.google.com/site/pmailkeey/e-mail>
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