[Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

[Richard Welty]

i think this varies. in NY, most highways have small green reference
markers about every 1/10th of a mile, distinct from the larger
green markers with mileages that are mostly about a mile apart.
these reference markers are the ones that police and highway
crews work with.

because the small reference markers are hard to read and most
are not aware of their significance, i've avoided doing any mapping
that involves information that only appears on them.

On 12/15/10 8:45 PM, john at jfeldredge.com wrote:
> The mileage markers are also used in police reports, highway department work orders, and the like, as a standardized way of describing an approximate location.
>
> -------Original Email-------
> Subject :Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts
> > From  :mailto:neroute2 at gmail.com
> Date  :Wed Dec 15 19:36:00 America/Chicago 2010
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>
> A related question is how to tag something like this:
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_192_marker_7_eastbound.jpg
> It's often called a mile marker, but the distance between each
> consecutive pair is not constant. The intent is for tourist-oriented
> businesses to advertise their location with respect to the markers. I
> used man_made=tower name=Marker 7, but I don't know if this is best.
>
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