[Talk-us] Use of ref-tag on state highways

[Val Kartchner]

On Sat, 2011-08-20 at 09:29 -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-08-20 at 12:16 -0400, Josh Doe wrote:
> > I'd say the first order of business is to create a listing of what
> > each state uses, whether it be "SR 123" or "VA 123". 
> 
> I also do some work on open-source software projects.  When you add new
> code, you at least make it _consistent_ with what's there before.
> Barring that, you just end up with everyone's different personal styles
> and no one can make sense of it.
> 
> Same goes for the ref tags.  The way it is now, the map just looks
> goofy.  Roads are changing names from the casual users's perspective:
> 
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=34.0475&lon=-93.8215&zoom=14&layers=M

The problem with this is that being consistent with what went before
(first paragraph) means that it makes the map look goofy (second
paragraph).  We need to decide on a standard then go through and change
everything.  We could even have a 'bot go through and make a list of
routes up for review.

- Val -