[OSM-talk] Advanced Relationships

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

>> Is there an opportunity to finesse Ways into something more like a GDF Road
>> Element(ie something that connects two Junctions), or introduce Road
>> Elements  as a new item (that have an associated list intermediate nodes and
>> hence elegantly absorbs Segements) and leave 'Ways' to cover the
>> functionality of Aggregated ways in GDF (ie big long things?)

> I think OSM's ways are currently much closer to GDF's road elements than
> GDF's aggregated ways, and thus the former suggestion would be easier.

Probably. In addition, the idea of "superways" has been floating around 
for a while now and most people have at least a vague idea of what this 
is about, so if we were to introduce something new which conforms to GDF 
Aggregated Ways and call it "superways" there will be a certain amount 
of instant recognition.

Bye
Frederik

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