[OSM-talk] How to tag dead-ends and how to distinguish them from incomplete ways

[John Smith]

2009/9/28 Dave F. <davefox at madasafish.com>:

> The database on its own is useless. It needs to be represented in some
> manner such as a visual map. To tag randomly ie 'tag whatever you want &
> let the renderers sort it out' seems illogical & counter productive.

It's more of a case of converting the real world into a database
format that can then be rendered, or used some how by software.

However there is a fine line about tagging what you see and tagging
what you expect to see on a map. The rendering software should
implement your expectations, you shouldn't have to do anything
specifically for one piece of software so your expectations are met.