It has units in the sense that expressing the slope in percentage will give a different number than expressing it in degrees, for any value other than zero (completely level). For example, a 45° slope is the same thing as a 50% slope.
ael <law_ence....@ntlworld.com> wrote: > On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 08:38:49PM +0200, fly wrote: > > Hey > > > > In the wiki [1] it is written that the default unit for "incline=*" > is > > "%". Still I find almost non values without a unit with taginfo [2]. > > > > Well, should we suggest to always use a unit or do we need to take > care > > that at least presets do not suggest to add the default unit ? > > Well, it is a dimensionless quantity, so it doesn't have "units". > > What did you really mean? > > ael > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
