[Tagging] Overhead signs (Überkopfwegweiser)

Philip Barnes phil at trigpoint.me.uk
Sat Jan 17 08:52:11 UTC 2015


On Fri, 2015-01-16 at 10:19 +0100, Andreas Labres wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to suggest an idea to map overhead signposts
> ("Überkopfwegweiser" in German):
> 
> Here is a photo of the sign to be mapped:
> 
>    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A23_Knoten_Kaiserm%C3%BChlen_1.JPG
> 
> To map:
> Put a node on the way of the street exactly where the sign is located
> and tag it something like this:
> 
> overhead-sign=|| Brno, Gänserndorf, Stadlau [A23]; | Praha [A23]; / Kagran [B3];
> > Ölhafen Lobau
> 
The structure in English is a gantry, hence that is a gantry sign.
Overhead alone probably doesn't quite describe it, as signs are often
attached to bridges.

A gantry can be used for other purposes too, such as ANPR cameras.

Phil (trigpoint)





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