[talk-au] Alphanumeric references in NSW

[Ian Sergeant]

Agreed.

I could see a strict "on-the-grounder" changing the ref for each road
section :-)

I've noticed Google Maps is using the A36 now for the Princes Hwy, but I've
only seen one sign at Rockdale, so I still think it is too early to change
the route in OSM, but I'm open to be convinced.

But I think using the wiki to coordinate when a particular route has been
referenced, and then we use old_ref to capture the previous route
referencing.  Currently when I use skobbler to do navigation its ugly
moving back and forth in references between the same road.

Ian.

On 3 May 2013 15:33, Ben Kelley <ben.kelley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I have seen a few A15 signs on the New England Highway, but there are
> still quite a few 43 and 15 signs along the route. The ground can still be
> a bit confusing.
>
>   - Ben Kelley.
> On 3 May 2013 15:08, "Ian Sergeant" <inas66+osm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've noticed a few people are changing the references in NSW to the
>> alphanumeric references before the signage has changed.
>>
>> I don't see the purpose of this.  I doesn't correspond to what is on the
>> ground, it must be confusing to people actually trying to use OSM for
>> navigation.  Also, given it is the RTA coordinate this, it wouldn't be
>> surprising if some of the routes actually differed from the proposed routes
>> on the webpage.
>>
>> To the best of my knowledge the only route that has been re-referenced is
>> the B73, the others still retain their existing signage - with perhaps an
>> uncovered sign here and there.  I traced the
>>
>> I'd suggest we can use the wiki to coordinate as these references
>> change?   That way we can ensure the entire route is renamed at once,
>> rather than a patchwork?
>>
>> Ian.
>> P.S. Of course there have been a few routes (M7, A31/M31 approaching
>> Albury) that have been this way for a while, and aren't at issue here.
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