[OSM-talk] Max recommended size for multipolygon relation?

[John Smith]

--- On Sun, 23/8/09, Mike N. <niceman at att.net> wrote:

> I have done a dataset conversion in
> preparation for a bulk import of an NHD 
> coastal sub-basin in the US.   One of the
> last river stages generated a 
> multipolygon relation containing about 3,000 members.
> 
>    Is it best to break this into multiple
> 'bands' before importing it, or is 
> there no performance problem with tools working with a
> relation containing 
> that many polygons?

Apparently there is a 1000 member per relation limit.