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Pmailkeey . pmailkeey at googlemail.com
Thu Mar 19 18:01:47 UTC 2015


On 19 March 2015 at 16:31, Ian Caldwell <ian1caldwell+OSM at googlemail.com>
wrote:

>
> On 19 March 2015 at 15:54, Pmailkeey . <pmailkeey at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> If map renderers don't want to use C and U numbered roads, that is up to
>> them to ignore and not for mappers to place in a different field in the
>> database.
>>
>
> But that means that renderers would have to analyse the strings and that
> analysis will be country and possible region dependant. Much better to
> store in a simple way in the database if the road numbers are "normally
> used". That information can be put in by the mapper rather than being
> guessed by the renderer. This will allow for local variation.  So if one
> council does use C numbers on a road sign  that can be recorded.
>
>
>
> Ian
>

If it is decided for the database to be able to record this aspect of road
numbering, the numbers should stay in the one field and a second field
should be used to indicate whether the numbers are used or not on signs.
Still makes use of 2 fields but keeps the main field 'tidy'.

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