[Talk-ca] cleaning up after the GeoBase import

[Corey Burger]

On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Richard Weait<richard at weait.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-06-10 at 14:51 -0400, simon at mungewell.org wrote:
>> What's the current thinking on this?
>>
>> It seems that various geobase imports have created a load of short ways
>> with unconnected nodes (multiple nodes at same point), I spent a couple of
>> hours 'merging' nodes in Okotoks, AB so that at least these ways are
>> connected.
>>
>> Do people recommend joining the short sections of a single road, or
>> leaving them as individual ways between each junction?
>
> Hi Simon,
>
> The multiple nodes problem has been repaired in recent imports.  I heard
> that Alberta had been cleaned-up for the multiple nodes, but you say
> this is not the case.  Do you know how widespread the multiple nodes
> are?
>
> I'm leaning towards keeping the GeoBase short ways from junction to
> junction, and joining them with relations where it seems sensible.
>
> Best regards,
> Richard

Ugh, this is an ugly hack and not what the TIGER people have been
doing. I would just join the ways where they can be joined. The
reality is that in most urban areas you are going to have one or two
block ways because of all the transit relations.

Corey