Hi! There is a proposal to group together parts of a junction: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/highway%3Djunction
A relation is total overkill for such a simple task. regards, Martin 2013/3/28 Vladimir Vyskocil <vladimir.vysko...@gmail.com>: > I think it's time to switch to the tagging list ! > > The tagging scheme that seems preferred in this discussion is the following : > > - simple named junctions : use junction=yes and name=* > - complex named junctions with several lanes crossing a different points : > two propositions : > - use a relation { type=junction, name=*, junction role,...} > referencing all the crossing points between the lanes > - use a place { tag=junction or crossroads, name=* } on a > area englobing the crossing points > > All right ? What are your opinions on this ? > > Vlad. > > > On 27 mars 2013, at 00:22, Satoshi IIDA <nyamp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> highway=traffic_signals + name=* are now also visible: >> Great! >> >>> traffic_lights on complex crossroads >>> Area or Relation >> I prefer to use relation. >> I'm afraid of effects to routing topology when signals or roundabouts >> are written as an area. >> >> As theory, the names of Japanese traffic signals are given to each >> signals, not to a junction. >> (and basically, the signals on a same junction has same names) >> >> >> >> 2013/3/27 Christian Quest <cqu...@openstreetmap.fr>: >>> highway=traffic_signals + name=* are now also visible: >>> http://tile.openstreetmap.fr/?lon=139.71686&lat=35.61534&zoom=18 >>> >>> You'll see that adding names to traffic_lights on complex crossroads >>> causes the same name to be rendered multiple times in some places: >>> http://tile.openstreetmap.fr/?lon=139.71825&lat=35.61857&zoom=18 >>> >>> A better tagging scheme seems necessary as one "thing" should be in >>> the database just once. >>> >>> If we could avoid relations and use either the junction=yes or a >>> place=junction/crossroad (place name are usually meant to be rendered >>> that's why I'm thinking about it). >>> >>> Think also about Nominatim... place=* makes more sense for that purpose. >>> >>> >>> 2013/3/25 Vladimir Vyskocil <vladimir.vysko...@gmail.com>: >>>> >>>> And there are more than 7000 nodes with highway=traffic_signals and name=* >>>> in Tokyo and its suburbs ! >>>> Another country, another solution for the same tagging "problem". >>>> >>>> Vlad. >>> >>> -- >>> Christian Quest - OpenStreetMap France >>> Synthèse du Week-end "SOTM-FR" à Lyon : >>> http://openstreetmap.fr/synthese-sotmfr >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> talk mailing list >>> t...@openstreetmap.org >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >> >> >> >> -- >> Satoshi IIDA >> mail: nyamp...@gmail.com >> twitter: @nyampire >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk mailing list >> t...@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging