[Imports] Fwd: [Talk-us] [Talk-ca] TIGER considered harmful

[Richard Weait]

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From: Richard Weait <richard at weait.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Imports] [Talk-us] [Talk-ca] TIGER considered harmful
To: Anthony <osm at inbox.org>


On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Anthony <osm at inbox.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 12:07 PM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Nov 15, 2009, at 8:23 PM, Anthony wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 10:05 PM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
>>>> So you put the house numbers on the nodes and then what happens with them all when you switch the way
>>>> direction?
>>>
>>> Nothing.
>>>
>>>> Every editor has to know to reorder the left and right hand numbers?
>>>
>>> Nope.  Up/Forward is defined as the direction in which the numbers go
>>> up.  I already explained that earlier in the thread.
>>
>> Awesome, and what about if they don't go up in the same direction?
>
> If what doesn't go up in the same direction?  Can you give an example?

What if the numbers are not sequential along the length of the way?
For example, in some neighbourhoods in Japan and Korea the buildings
are numbered in the order they are constructed.  See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_numbering