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<div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>A year or 2 ago I asked the same question and then no-one objected to ref and nat_ref without space and int_ref with a space.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>StijnRR</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday, August 11, 2018, 2:38:33 PM GMT+2, Ruben <talk-be.ruben@janmaes.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Hi Frank,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 21:06:54 +0200, Jakka <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:vdmfrankvdm@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vdmfrankvdm@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> Where can I see and read what is the correct spelling of the E and other road network like A? Is there a space between the letter and number?<br clear="none">> The wiki pages <a shape="rect" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Europe/E-road_network " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Europe/E-road_network </a>and <a shape="rect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_E-road_network " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_E-road_network </a>are not clear about that...<br clear="none">> See the mapillary <a shape="rect" href="https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/vEtPrDgYQ9nVD2kfehABQg " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/vEtPrDgYQ9nVD2kfehABQg </a>example: there are no spaces so should we adapt all those tags?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I believe our local refs are without space (so "A17", "R0", "N540"). Our signposting for international refs doesn't use a space either (E40), or sometimes a 'thin space' (E 40). I've never seen a full space (E 40).<br clear="none">On their site[1], the Flemish Agency for Roads and Traffic (AWV) consistently uses no space for both local and E refs. So I'd be inclined to say it's without space.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> I see that most of int_ref is with space and ref and nat_ref without? But not always...<br clear="none"><br clear="none">A few years ago, a French mapper came along and mechanically edited int_refs in Belgium. I asked them to stop but their changes were never fully reverted, so there are still int_refs with a space in Belgium.<br clear="none">I think it would be safe to remove the spaces mechanically, as it would actually be reverting an earlier unauthorized mechanical edit. What do you think?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">[1] <a shape="rect" href="https://wegenenverkeer.be/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wegenenverkeer.be/</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Cheers,<br clear="none">Ruben<div class="ydp9a515ecdyqt8905836371" id="ydp9a515ecdyqtfd91068"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Talk-be mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:Talk-be@openstreetmap.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Talk-be@openstreetmap.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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