[talk-au] Classifying settlements (Was Re: Filling in blank space (Was Re: Tagging towns by relative importance, not just population size))

[David Bannon]

On 5/10/23 14:41, Warin wrote:
>
> Community hall, Police, Fire say 10 each
>
> Store, fuel, mechanic say 20 each
>
> Nurse medical facility, RFDS clinic say 30
>
> Doctors say 40
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> Hospital say 100
>
I'd wonder if we are building an impossible to manage rule set. For 
example, many small town doctor's clinic only have a doctor there one or 
two days a week. So, a full time doctor is worth 40 points, so, a one 
day a week one is 8 points ? Many, many "towns" have a community hall 
(or even a Mechanic's Institute) but very many of them have fallen into 
such disrepair its unsafe to go in. And a Hospital, thats one with an 
Emergency Department or just a couple of beds and and a pair of 
overworked nurses ?  How long since that Store was open ? A mechanic ?  
Well, the guy at the servo can help you change a tyre (but only if you 
have a real spare tyre, what are you doing out here with a temporary one 
anyway ?).

My point is there are varying degrees of all these things, I am unsure 
too many mappers are willing or able to obtain the necessary detail.

Davo
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