maybe also include a (optional) last modified date for the id's so you can check if they have been changed?
road construction can take a long time. when osm-er changes the road that might be the new situation. greetings, floris > > Hello, > > I'd like to experiment with Google AppEngine for a bit and > set up a hosted service to collect traffic messages > (traffic jams, road obstructions, constructions sites, slow > moving traffic,...) > > What could be a good data-format for such information, so that > it is usefull to more then just my own navigator? > I'm thinking about: > * required: (enum) event-type > * required: (string) event-description > * required: (long) OSM WayID of primary location > * required: (long) OSM NodeID of primary location > * required: (datatime) expiration date of the event > * optional: (long[]) additional affected nodeIDs > * optional: (long[]) additional affected wayIDs > * optional: (time) expected delay > * optional: (string[]) additionalData > > Are OSM nodeIDs and wayIDs a usefull reference for other (OSM-) > applications > or shall I add required lat + lon + ref/name -attributes? > > Marcus > > _______________________________________________ > dev mailing list > dev@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev > _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev