[OSM-talk] Anonymous edits

[David James]

On Tue, November 20, 2007 11:52 am, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> David James wrote:
>
>
>> [1 node per 500m]
>> Are you saying that is too dense or too sparse?
>>
>
> Too sparse - it might be passable for basic routing purposes but,
> unless the road is straight, looks lousy on a map.
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Editing_Standards_and_Conventions
> #Accuracy

Good, I'd seen that article in the Wiki, but I misread your posting as
saying that 500m was too dense, and I was afraid I was recording too
frequently. I find I'm recording nodes *much* more frequently than every
500 m, except on the very straightest bits of road.
-- 
David James