[OSM-newbies] spliT streets - was Re: sport=golf vs. leisure=golf_course

[David Groom]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart" <stuart.srsm at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <newbies at openstreetmap.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] sport=golf vs. leisure=golf_course


> Hello Team,
>
> How should residential streets which split but retain same street name be
> handled. I've captured a number of (usually) crescents that consist of a
> side road which splits into 2 or 3 short sections but all with the same
> street name. Currently, I'm tracing one from start to end and then adding
> branches to that as new ways but given the same name.

That is correct.  At some stage when relationships between ways have been 
more developed they can be collected way.grouped as a

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Relations/Proposed/Collected_Ways

David



>Doesn't seem
> appropriate from a database perspective to have two features that are the
> same thing.
>
> Cheers
>
> Stuart
>