[Tagging] simple_brunnel : one node bridge like xing highway over waterway

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2014-04-03 1:53 GMT+02:00 Janko Mihelić <janjko at gmail.com>:

> Rationale in the Wiki says this would save us database space, we would
> have 2 ways and 1 node less per bridge. Also, that maintaining one node is
> easier than maintaining 3 ways. Lastly, problem of pretending you have
> drawn a little bridge precise, when you didn't.
>
> All of these are valid points,
>



FWIW, it is not true, we  would "save" 1 way or 2, but the amount of nodes
would remain the same, because with the new proposal the waterway would get
an extra node which it hasn't otherwise. The 1 way saved is on the other
hand loss of information as pointed out before.

cheers,
Martin
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