Hi, DWG has been asked to mediate in a user dispute in Germany where a local mapper has chosen to represent a busy four-lane primary highway (two lanes in each direction, and a double continuous line painted in the middle which is physically possible but legally not allowed to cross).
Other mappers object to this saying that it violates the rule that there must be some sort of physical division to allow that form of mapping. The original mapper claims that using two separate oneway=yes ways is clearer and easier, as it does away with the need for turn restrictions at junctions. Other mappers claim that the two-separate-way mapping is violating rules and that OSM will soon become unusable if everyone maps how they want. The question is basically two-fold; one, what are the established standards and rules concerning this situation, and two, in how far is it acceptable to deviate from these standards if a local mapper thinks it is a good idea. Personally I believe that "physical division => separate ways; no physical division => shared way" is the standard in OSM, or perhaps at least the "rule of thumb". But (since people in the German discussion have more or less claimed that the world is going to end if local mappers are allowed to treat this differently) I'd like to hear from mappers in other countries how rigidly this standard is applied. Is it something where local mappers have some freedom of judgment (like when choosing which highway=* category to apply to a road) or do you have strict standards and definitions? Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm ## eMail frede...@remote.org ## N49°00'09" E008°23'33" _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
