[OSM-newbies] postcodes, housenames, speed limits

[Andy Robinson (blackadder)]

stead wrote:
>Sent: 24 April 2008 9:42 AM
>To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] postcodes, housenames, speed limits
>

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>could you just have
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>Hardshoulder=true/false
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>then if its true for map drawing purposes you'd have the extra lane?
>

Yes you could, and the data would be equally correct :-)
The point is that both pieces of data are needed to complete the picture.

Cheers

Andy