[OSM-talk-be] Highway classification in Brussels region

[Sander Deryckere]

It just got worse in Roeselare, they decided to make the end of the Jules
Lagaelaan a no-exit road and to transform a part of the Ardooisesteenweg
into a bus-only road. Both ways have the reference "N37", so should be
classified as "primary".

I think Wouter is right. Just use as common sense. They're more like
guidelines anyway ;)

Cheers,
Sander

2012/6/5 Benoit Leseul <benoit.leseul at gmail.com>

> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Ben Laenen <benlaenen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > To start with: one problem with Brussels is that they don't use road
> numbers
> > anymore over there, so there's not much of a classification left. So I'd
> say
> > that within the boundaries of Brussels you have some freedom to choose
> between
> > primary or secondary.
>
> Yes, I was hoping that the map I linked to could somehow be used as
> the new official classification for that part of the country, even if
> I realize that it's just part of a plan of how things "should be in
> the end". That means if they were to make a new official
> classification it would most probably be based on this.
>
> > Also, the current primary/secondary distinction doesn't play out that
> well in
> > some other situations in Belgium either. But we basically lack a better
> > definition, and using Nxx vs Nxxx is "good enough". Note that other maps
> one
> > would call professional, like those from the NGI/IGN use the same system.
>
> I agree, but it doesn't work if you want to have good routing options.
> If you look at Google Maps for instance (and zoom out to see what
> roads are left), it is far closer to the representation of this map
> than the one of NGI/IGN. Which is, I guess, based on old
> specifications.
>
> > If you use that map, then you need to have
> > - red -> primary
> > - orange -> secondary
> > - green and blue -> tertiary
> >
> > That would be much closer to the OSM classification. Making all the blue
> ones
> > secondary will just create a big sea of secondary roads... One could
> choose
> > (and maybe it would be even better) to put all the roads managed by the
> > Brussels-Capital Region that are green or blue on the map as secondary as
> > well.
>
> Then if they decide to merge the municipalities they will suddenly all
> become secondary roads again :D
>
> I think I understand your point as "an inspiration yes, an official
> reference no". Is that correct?
>
> --
> Benoit
>
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