[OSM-dev] Interpreting segments of a way

[raphael Jacquot]

bvh wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 03:37:19PM +0100, Etienne wrote:
>> Ways are *ordered* lists of segments.
> 
> On what basis should the ordering take place?
> 
>> Currently there is no requirement for the segments to be contiguous or all
>> pointing in the same direction.
>>
>> At the moment many ways do have branches and loops in them.
>>
>> There are proposals to change the data model so that ways are ordered lists
>> of *nodes*.  This will prevent the creation of ways that contain branches
>> etc.  Existing ways containing branches will, no doubt, get converted into
>> several smaller non-branching ways.
> 
> Which seems limiting. I know a few streets that are non-continious. How
> would those be represented in the new proposals?

imho, streets should be a collection of ways.