These "GuideMarkers" seem to be specific to US Route 192 (http://www.highway192kissimmee.com/).
I thought there was a tag for something to the effect of "informational highway sign", but if there is I couldn't find it. On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Richard Welty <rwe...@averillpark.net> wrote: > i think this varies. in NY, most highways have small green reference > markers about every 1/10th of a mile, distinct from the larger > green markers with mileages that are mostly about a mile apart. > these reference markers are the ones that police and highway > crews work with. > > because the small reference markers are hard to read and most > are not aware of their significance, i've avoided doing any mapping > that involves information that only appears on them. > > On 12/15/10 8:45 PM, j...@jfeldredge.com wrote: >> >> The mileage markers are also used in police reports, highway department >> work orders, and the like, as a standardized way of describing an >> approximate location. >> >> -------Original Email------- >> Subject :Re: [Tagging] tagging a point of interest of sorts >> > From :mailto:nerou...@gmail.com >> Date :Wed Dec 15 19:36:00 America/Chicago 2010 >> >> >> A related question is how to tag something like this: >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_192_marker_7_eastbound.jpg >> It's often called a mile marker, but the distance between each >> consecutive pair is not constant. The intent is for tourist-oriented >> businesses to advertise their location with respect to the markers. I >> used man_made=tower name=Marker 7, but I don't know if this is best. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
