[OSM-newbies] service:alley or highway:residential?

James Ewen ve6srv at gmail.com
Sun Mar 15 02:48:37 GMT 2009


On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Cartinus <cartinus at xs4all.nl> wrote:

> But highway=residential doesn't describe any physical property of a road. It
> describes its use. In this case: a road accessible by anyone, leading to
> residential properties and not an "important" thoroughfare ->
> highway=residential

Yes, it does describe physical properties...

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Roads accessing or around residential areas
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That would describe a road that physically accesses and runs through
residential areas.

Other highway tags describe other physical attributes:

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A restricted access major divided highway, normally with 2 or more
running lanes plus emergency hard shoulder.
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Important roads that aren't motorways. Typically maintained by
central, not local government. Need not necessarily be a divided
highway.
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A "C" road in the UK. Generally for use on roads wider than 4 metres
(13') in width, and for faster/wider minor roads that aren't A or B
roads. In the UK, they tend to have dashed lines down the middle,
whereas unclassified roads don't.
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James
VE6SRV




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