[OSM-newbies] multi-use segments

Robert Hart bathterror at gmail.com
Tue May 15 17:54:05 BST 2007


On 15/05/07, Franc Carter <franc.carter at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is this a valid/sensible thing to do or should I untangle them ?

It is certainly valid, and there reasons for and against actually doing it.

For:

Most accurately represents true topology
Ensures updates to one way are reflected in the other

Against:

Causes confusion
Difficult to edit

Personally I think the "fors" outweigh the "againsts" so I have
created a few such street/park combinations in Bath.
-- 
Robert Hart




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