[OSM-talk] NoName

[Bob Jonkman]

Is there a tag for "signage=false"?  That would be a good way of 
differentiating a road with no name from one that just doesn't have 
signage for the name.  Perhaps "signage=true/false" could go under 
Accessories?  

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Tags#Accessories

--Bob.


>>> 14 Sep 2008 23:22  DavidD <thewinch at gmail.com>  >>>

> 2008/9/14 sergio sevillano <sergiosevillano.mail at gmail.com>:
> 
> > some times a way has no marked name but has one, maybe someone
> > behind you can find the name (local authorities, local knowledge, or
> > they just repair the signal....)
> 
> The noname map could use a different highlight for roads that have
> been tagged as not having a name. Then someone with local knowledge of
> an unsigned road would see it wasn't named. While anyone thinking of
> doing a survey would be warned the road name isn't obvious on the
> ground.
> 
> Tagging something as having no name when it doesn't have a sign might
> not be strictly correct but I think it would do the job.
> 
> --
> DavidD