[talk-au] highway=motorway_junction

[Ian Steer]

lacrom_telenav has been adding highway=motorway_junction tags on exits from
major roads around Perth - I think to designate destination signs.  It is
associated with "noref=yes"

 

The wiki says:

 

Use the  <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>
highway=motorway_junction tag to identify a point along a
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway> highway=* with junction
refs or names where it is possible to exit the highway onto another road.
This is usually found along a
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway> highway=
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dmotorway> motorway, but
is also applicable to other roads with numbered or named junctions including
some  <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway> highway=
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dtrunk> trunk and
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway> highway=
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dprimary> primary roads.

 

The instances I have noticed are not on roads with named or numbered exits,
therefore I am thinking this tag is inappropriate.  (I noticed it because it
shows-up as an "e" on my GPS - which is a rendering issue I know)

 

The wiki also says:

 

 <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:name> name=* for the name of the
junction or interchange. Do not confuse the name of a junction with the
destination(s) the junction leads to. In most cases worldwide, sign
information describes destinations, not the name of the junction or
interchange itself. If a signpost or indication displays destinations
exclusively, this data belongs to
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:destination> destination=* tags,
not the  <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:name> name=* of the
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway> highway=motorway_junction
node.

 

I tried messaging this user a week-or-so ago and have had no response.

 

What do people think about this tag?  I don't know what he is trying to
achieve.

 

Ian

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