[OSM-talk] Sat nav driver's car hit by train

[Leszek "Makdaam" Jakubowski]

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A Morris wrote:
> On 5/16/07, Gregory/LastGrape <mapping at nomoregrapes.com> wrote:
>> Should there be some sort of tag that could be read by route planning
>> programs. Either a 'do not make route through here', or 'only use this
>> road for a route that ends within x miles of this point' type thing,
> 
> No! Tags should simply model geographical features, they are not
> instructions to applications on what to do with them. This is analogous to
> using 'render_colour=blue', where of course it shoud be 'highway=motorway'.
> 
> It is up to the routing software to decide what to do with a 'road/rail
> level crossing' tag (which I agree should be present).
> 
> Aled
Maybe instead of marking hazards there should be a "completness" tag? It
isn't possible to make a complete map with one ways, speed limits etc.
That kind of tag would allow finding incomplete roads in areas that seem
to be mapped. I think there are at least 3 stages of mapping: placement
and naming, purpose and accessibility (motorway, one
way), additional information (speed limits etc.). Am I talking gibberish
or does it make sense? (night shifts don't let you function properly the
next day).

Regards
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Leszek Jakubowski
mailto:makdaam at gmail.com
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