[OSM-talk] The segments vs ways vs superways question again...

[Robert (Jamie) Munro]

bvh wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 12:36:48AM +0000, Robert (Jamie) Munro wrote:
>> Agreed. And there is no reason we can't have things like the group of
>> all paths that are part of the UK motorway network, rather than have to
>> tag everything as "highway=motorway"
> 
> Well that certainly introduces complexities. If you allow groups of
> groups you need to think about loops (group A contains group B contains
> group C contains group A).

I wasn't thinking groups of groups, just segments belonging to more than
one group (i.e. the fact that it is part of a group with a name="My
little street" tag doesn't mean it can't also be in a group with
ref="A1" if it is part of a bigger road.

Robert (Jamie) Munro

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