On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Chris Hill <o...@raggedred.net> wrote:
> Maybe we should try to map the physical characteristics and leave > the legal interpretation to the drivers who are required to interpret what > they see on the ground before them and cannot rely on any map or database > for legal guidance. It's always much harder for a data consumer. I guess a tag "oneway=yes" on a way is easier to interpret than a floating node tagged with "traffic_sign_color=blue" + "symbol=white_vertical_arrow"... We always translate what we see into something that can be interpreted by applications (means not only renderers but routers, etc). Another example ? The tag address. What you really see physically is always just a number. But nobody just adds the "addr:housenumber" tag because instinctively they know that data consumers may fail into linking the number and its street name, especially at intersections. So a tag "do not cross" is more valuable in OSM than "a single or double painted solid line" tag. > Every pair of hands on a steering wheel comes with a > free brain. hmmm. not sure about that. We all heard stories about drivers blindly following GPS instructions ... Pieren _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
