On 7 December 2012 14:10, SomeoneElse <li...@mail.atownsend.org.uk> wrote:
> Peter Miller wrote: > >> Just to say that I have added tagging and a relations for both of the >> main road schemes mentioned specifically in the Autumn Statement. >> > > Is there any actual benefit to doing this before construction actually > starts? Until that point nothing on the ground has changed - only the > degree of smugness on a politician's face. > > OSM unfortunately has more than it's fair share of "I wish there was a > cycle route here" or "I wish there was a bypass there" - shouldn't we be > more worried about mapping what's here now? > For sure, we should be mapping what is on the ground and we are getting on with that very well indeed, however I believe it is also appropriate to add details of schemes that have official backing, have a defined start or end date and are have 'a strong likelihood of being built' (such schemes would also appear on a printed road-atlas). Schemes that are aspirational (Boris Island) or which have no official support or which are still at the 'preferred options' stage or before do not. Thoughts? Regards, Peter > Cheers, > Andy > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.**org/listinfo/talk-gb<http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb> >
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