[OSM-talk] Super-relations for roads

[M∡rtin Koppenhoefer]

2010/8/24 Konrad Skeri <konrad at skeri.com>:
> Is there any current usage of super-relations for roads?


> This could be resolved by making a relation of E 45 Sorsele
> municipality, E 45 Storuman municipality, E 45 Vilhelmina
> municipality, etc. and then join all of them in the super-relation E
> 45 Sweden, and finally join E 45 Sweden, E 45 Denmark, E 45 Germany,
> etc. in the (super-)super-relation E 45.


Is the purpose of this E45-relation to be easily able to download the
whole route? Because to put it in OSM it is sufficient to tag all
pieces with ref=E 45

cheers,
Martin