[Talk-us] Network tag Re: Highway Shield Rendering

[Nathan Edgars II]

On 4/8/2012 10:27 AM, Craig Hinners wrote:
> Chris Lawrence<lordsutch at gmail.com>:
>> modifier=* would represent MUTCD-type banners attached to the shield
>
> This is the first I've heard of this tag. I don't recall it being
> discussed when we were hashing ideas around on this last summer. (Not
> that that is reason to discount it.)
>
> But what came out of that discussion was the following guidance: "ref"
> will store "the unique identifier within a particular classification",
> where "particular classification" is stored wholly in the "network" tag.
>
> So, "network=US:US:Business"/"ref=13" and "network=US:US:Truck"/"ref=70"
> both conform to that definition.
> "network=US:US"/"modifier=Business"/"ref=13" does not.

On the other hand, network=US:US ref=13 Business does.