[Talk-GB] Relation for M5?

MarkS OSM at redcake.co.uk
Sat Oct 8 15:18:54 BST 2011


Looking at the wiki (route=road) it seems to suggest a relation can be 
used here.

However, it stikes me that the relation should be more than just the 
roads without a role. The wiki suggests the road itself would have a 
forward/backward role, and that link roads should be in the relation 
(the link roads are still motorway standard and are referred to as M5 
link roads).  I'd have also thought that in the ideal world the 
junctions and services would be in the relation as well.  That way you 
can get everything to do with the M5 and create things such as a line 
diagram showing the M5 and all its junctions (which would be hard to do 
without a relation).



Mark S



PS: I have to declare an interest here in that I might have touched this 
in the past to complete an initial partial relation.








On 08/10/2011 10:35, Dave F. wrote:
> Hi
>
> Anyone know why has the M5 motorway got a route relation dedicated to it?
>
> Route relations are meant to represent, err... routes taken by people
> that transverse multiple different ways; such as bus cycle etc & not
> just a 'collection' of things.
>
> This has lead to tag duplication which can never be a good thing.
>
> Dave F.





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