[OSM-talk] [OSM-dev] Developers requested to help provide "completeness" tools

David Earl david at frankieandshadow.com
Mon May 12 19:09:41 BST 2008


On 12/05/2008 18:06, Inge Wallin wrote:
> On Monday 12 May 2008 18:06:59 Chris Morley wrote:
> 
>> Starting with a single level of completeness makes sense, but I think it
>> should be public roads, named where feasible. 
> 
> I have a different view.  I think we should have a leveled scheme from the 
> beginning.  I suggest the following:
> 
> Level 1: All the highways (using OSM lingo) usable by cars within an area are 
> mapped
> Level 2: All highways are mapped and named
> Level 3: All highways down to cycleways are mapped (and named if feasible).

That's a very car-centric view of the world. Why "down" to cycleways? 
Who are you to say something usable by a car is more important than 
something usable by a bike?

David




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