On 1/29/20 16:17, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 4:07 PM Joseph Eisenberg > <joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com <mailto:joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com>> wrote: > In my hometown, the main road was California highway 96, so “ref=CA > 96” but we called it “Highway 96” so “name=Highway 96”. > > > I think you're confusing name=* with addr:street=* in that case, Joseph.
JOSM has a mode where it renders highway=* with a color based on the name=* and nearby addresses with color based on addr:street=*. This is useful for finding misspelled and abbreviated road names either in the address or on the road itself. I've always thought name=* was to refer to the name of the road as used in addresses, usually indicated on street signs. Have I missed something? -- Shawn K. Quinn <skqu...@rushpost.com> http://www.rantroulette.com http://www.skqrecordquest.com _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
