[OSM-talk] A post box called Breuningsweiler

[Simon Hewison]

David Earl wrote:

> The remaining 50 or so are apparently borrowing nodes to apply place to
> rather than creating a node for the purpose. These are all sorts of nodes,
> but the effect is to imply that various amenities and other features have
> names. For example, there's a post box called Breuningsweiler, a mini
> roundabout called Birchington and a set of traffic signals which are graced
> by the name Friern Barnet!
> 

No, you found a town called Friern Barnet, the centre of which happens to be a 
road junction that has traffic signals. The town is in Barnet, London, 
England, United Kingdom.

You also found a town called Birchington, the centre of which happens to have 
a road junction with a mini roundabout.

If you are route planning, isn't it better to be able to route directly to a 
node with the name you are trying to get to, rather than route to the nearest 
node that is part of a highway that happens to be somewhere adjacent to the 
place you are trying to get to?

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Simon Hewison