[Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts

[Anthony]

These "GuideMarkers" seem to be specific to US Route 192
(http://www.highway192kissimmee.com/).

I thought there was a tag for something to the effect of
"informational highway sign", but if there is I couldn't find it.

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Richard Welty <rwelty at averillpark.net> wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>> 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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