[OSM-talk-be] roadsigns plugin adapted for Belgium

[Jo]

In Finland they seem to think it's a good idea to also add the road signs
themselves. I tend to agree with them, but trying to add them all, may not
make sense, ofc as there are a gazillion of them.

There are no applications making use of this information, but for us it
would enable double checking why some ways have certain tags.

In Finland they are also able to find where zones are 'leaking' and they
report this back to the administrations, so it gets fixed.

So I'm not saying we should aim to map all of them, but I still want it to
be possible and convenient to add those that have our interest.

So I've been working on the RoadSigns plugin to make sure it has data about
the Belgian Road signs. The work is not done yet, but I think I was now
able to add all the accompanying signs and all signs related to parking, of
which there are surprisingly many!

The way it works now, you'll have to remove the tags it adds, for those
objects they don't apply to. I've made a few suggestions for improving the
workflow, but it's unlikely those will be implemented anytime soon, except
if I get my hands 'dirty' and do it myself...

So the effect of the sign remains on the ways, and the (Belgian) code for
the sign itself remains on the new node you created before using the plugin.

If you don't check the tick box Traffic sign, that code won't be added and
you don't have to remove any tags. The plugin then does what it was
designed for, add the effect of the sign to the ways it applies to.

What I'm not sure of, since it was an enormous task that I gravely
underestimated, is whether all the tags, that are applied as an effect are
actually correct. So the plugin needs testing.

Or you can have a look at this wiki page, there may be obvious errors in it
that jump out to you :-)

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Road_signs_in_Belgium/Road_signs_plugin

Using the plugin is a bit more convenient though, as you can actually see
the signs, instead of those codes.

Oh, if you see that additional signs are missing from signs they can be
next to, also report that please.

Jo
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