[OSM-talk] Units convention (Was: Mapping canals)

David James david at djames.org.uk
Thu Jan 24 18:31:33 GMT 2008


On Thu, January 24, 2008 4:18 pm, Martin Trautmann wrote:
>> The complete list of allowed units for speed is:
>>
>
> Where did you find this? Is it
> <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Map_Features#Restrictions>
>
>
>> * kph (assumed if there is none specified)
>> * mph
>>
>
> please do NOT call it kph. The derived SI units are km/h
>
>> That's it. The fact is that the UK and USA use mph, and they
>> are 2 of the most important countries in OSM.
>
> Does UK still use mph?

Since no-one seems to have yet answered this direct question ... Yes, the
UK does still use mph.

-- 
David James






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