One of the names might be the predominant name used locally. On Fri, Dec 30, 2022, 2:19 PM Yves via Tagging <tagging@openstreetmap.org> wrote:
> Remove the name of the way, put a name on each relations. Except if it > makes sense to keep the name also on the way for whatever reason you see > fit. > > Le 30 décembre 2022 18:06:12 GMT+01:00, Dave F via Tagging < > tagging@openstreetmap.org> a écrit : >> >> What do you do if there are two routes? >> >> DaveF >> >> On 30/12/2022 02:19, brad wrote: >> >> +1 >> If the only name is the route name I think it makes good sense to put it >> on the local way too, that's the name of the trail. >> >> Brad >> >> On 12/29/22 08:59, Zeke Farwell wrote: >> >> I've heard the assertion that a way has no name but the route that passes >> over it does many times. While this is true in some cases, in others it is >> not. Where the primary purpose of the way is not for the route, this does >> make sense. For example mentioned by Jmapb where the Appalachian trail >> follows an unnamed driveway or sidewalk. In these cases, the primary >> purpose is a driveway or sidewalk for local use, and the Appalachian Trail >> just happens to follow it as well. Here putting the name Appalachian Trail >> on the way makes no sense. However, there are also dedicated sections of >> trail built first and foremost to be a part of the Appalachian Trail and >> that have no other name. Omitting the name Appalachian Trail in a case >> like that makes no sense to me. That section of trail is indeed called the >> Appalachian Trail. The whole route is also called the Appalachian Trail >> and that's ok. >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 10:38 AM Jmapb <jm...@gmx.com> wrote: >> >>> On 12/29/2022 10:13 AM, Zeke Farwell wrote: >>> >>> Yes, the way name tag should be the most local trail name. However, >>> sometimes there is no local trail name and the long distance route name is >>> the only name. In this case putting the long distance route name on the >>> ways also makes sense. >>> >>> I've been doing some mapping on the Appalachian Trail lately and this >>> appears to be the common practice, although the AT is dominant enough that >>> constituent trails sometimes lose their local names over time. >>> >>> Some mappers will take it a little too far and tag sections of sidewalk >>> and driveway that the AT follows with name=Appalachian Trail (or even >>> name=Appalachian National Scenic Trail... IMO this is an official_name, and >>> probably only belongs on the route superrelation.) >>> >>> It's common to see ref=AT as well, which is fine on trails (even locally >>> named ones) and perhaps ok on the sidewalks, but adding it to a vehicular >>> road seems iffy. >>> >>> Jason >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tagging mailing list >>> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing >> listTagging@openstreetmap.orghttps://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing >> listTagging@openstreetmap.orghttps://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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