[OSM-talk] Out of Service Roads

[Florian Lohoff]

On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 12:51:43AM +0000, Jaakko Helleranta.com wrote:
> In Haiti we've usually taken a pretty clear map-it-as-it-is-on-the-ground approach.
> * storm wipes out a bridge -- the bridge is deleted until a new is built.
> * a road is damaged so severly that you can only walk it -- it's a path until fixed
> * a slightly minor damage to the road requires a 4x4 or tractor to drive it -- it's probably downgraded to a track 'till fixed.
>  
> As always, one has to think if the damage (=change in the map) is long-term enough to justify mapping it vs. How severe the damage (/change) is / how significantly it impacts map (/data) usage, etc.

Define long-term.

When you look into cat manufacturer supplied satnav systems people drive
around with 4-5 year old maps - which are still perfectly okay.

If we start tagged ultra-short-term problems the maps cant be put into
offline systems like in-dash satnavs.

Flo
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Florian Lohoff                                                 f at zz.de
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