[Openstreetmap] ontology, money

[Schuyler Erle]

* On 20-Mar-2005 at  3:04AM PST, To Nick Whitelegg said:
> 
> I think that's a premature optimization. The metadata we're talking
> about isn't huge in any representation.
> 
> BTW, has anyone looked at TIGER CFCC codes? I think they're a pretty
> thorough ontology of road types.
> 
> http://www.topodepot.com/Docs/Doc_Tiger.htm gives an overview.
> 
> Perhaps we could extend that ontology rather than making our own out
> of whole cloth.

Re-reading that list, I see that it is somewhat US centric...

Just think "motorway" where you see "interstate", "A road" where you
see US highway, and "B road" where you see "county road".

SDE