> Now the question. Should I 1) delete the (what I believe are) extra > TIGER nodes from the northbound way, 2) add a bunch of nodes to the > southbound way to make it match northbound, or 3) call it done and learn > to be happy?
Choice 3 is always a legitimate option; if the map looks right then be satisfied :-) Choice 2, as such, is not worth doing unless you have a specific reason for making the ways match, more than just "they should match". The new nodes should serve a pupose, either in road shape, connectivity, or information. Choice 1 is the most likely candidate, although it may not be worth bothering with. The unasked question underneath this is: why would the TIGER way have more nodes than appears necessary? There are a few possibilities. The TIGER data is an amalgam of other sources, so the Census Bureau may have simply received it that way from the county, for example. TIGER also contains nodes for various purposes, indicating changes in street address ranges (not likely needed for freeways) or feature classes (sort of their version of our "highway" tag). Since we don't use all such various aspects of the original data, and we may not agree with the accuracy or classification of the original, then it is not important to us to keep a node-for-node match to the original. Since our current working stance is that TIGER was a one-time import and there are no working plans to try to maintain synchronization, feel free to edit it and "fold, spindle and mutilate" as you see fit :-) - Alan _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us