Completely off-topic, but 'second world' is really a political term fallen into disuse following the end of the Cold War, and referred to the Communist bloc of nations, rather than what I guess you mean might be a degree of economic development.
PHILLIP BARNETT SERVER MANAGER 200 GRAY'S INN ROAD LONDON WC1X 8XZ UNITED KINGDOM T +44 (0)20 7430 4474 F E phillip.barn...@itn.co.uk WWW.ITN.CO.UK Please consider the environment. Do you really need to print this email? -----Original Message----- From: ed...@billiau.net [mailto:ed...@billiau.net] Sent: 22 January 2011 20:45 To: talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] highway=unsurfaced > On Fri, 2011-01-21 at 19:30 +0000, Steve Doerr wrote: >> > Nothing official, but it would be very unusual for anybody to call >> > something that wasn't surfaced a road. >> >> Unless they were expatriates in a third-world country? > > please refrain from such remarks - I suppose you think we map by snake > charming while riding on elephant back? > -- I considered that remark yesterday while driving at > 80kmh on a well made unsurfaced road in what is probably a second-world country, although the term has never been commonly used. My rough method of deciding track or road would be: A track is made by feet or wheels and is not 'improved'. A road will have had work done on it to 'improve' the surface, for example with a grader. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk Please Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Independent Television News Limited unless specifically stated. This email and any files attached are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify postmas...@itn.co.uk Please note that to ensure regulatory compliance and for the protection of our clients and business, we may monitor and read messages sent to and from our systems. Thank You. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
