Changeset: 138060282
Fix National road classification in Congo. Set as trunk. Fix wrongly assigned ref tags.
Closed by AlkalIn
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created_by | JOSM/1.5 (18746 en_GB) |
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source | Esri World Imagery (Clarity) Beta |
Discussion
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Comment from ian727
Hey, I am wondering if it is really helpful to classify these as "trunk roads". Yes, they are national roads, but in the DRC that does - in many cases - not mean that the roads are even usbale without a 4x4 vehicle. Especially the RN9 has as far as I know never been maintained.
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Comment from AlkalIn
Hello ian727,
A discussion was initiated recently on this topic here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/139440761
In that thread I explained the reasoning behind this choice. But I agree it is not optimal.
We should probably open a public discussion somewhere but I am not sure how to proceed. I think the best way forward is to discuss with the community how these roads should be classified in Central Africa. -
Comment from AlkalIn
And I agree with you for a large section of RN9, given its function, so I have reverted its northern part to primary.
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Comment from ian727
Hi, thanks for the response. Let me quote something you wrote in a comment of another changeset of yours: "Given that in these countries National Roads (RN, NR or N, depending on country) are the most important roads, then trunk should be the most apropriate tag for these."
This is an incorrect assumption. In the DRC, if a road is classified as a national road, this does not automatically imply that this road is important. The classification of the road network in the DRC was done in the 1980s, based on maps that might even have been outdated back then already. There are many stretches of national or provincial roads that are completely abandoned and not usable. Their mapping and tagging should occur carefully and individually, with local knowledge or at least highly likely assumptions based on satellite imagery or other information. I would highly discourage mass edits like yours. If you want to change a road's tag, carefully look at each section of this road and verify your assumptions before doing so.
- Avenue Sefu (4447653), v13
- Avenue de l'Église (23375643), v16
- RN19 (23462675), v17
- RN12 (28149181), v21
- RN8 (28261834), v20
- RN4 (30070207), v49
- RN12 (30071319), v21
- RN8 (33590968), v11
- RN17 (33591253), v13
- RN19 (33591300), v11
- RN9 (33591450), v15
- RN1 (33591552), v19
- RN1 (33591809), v20
- RN19 (33591911), v10
- RN18 (33591993), v10
- RN17 (33592188), v7
- RN8 (33592235), v14
- RN8 (33592241), v21
- RN16 (33592351), v8
- RN16 (33592763), v28
Relations (12)
- Route nationale 19 (398572), v32
- Route nationale 8 (400012), v60
- Route nationale 12 (402774), v56
- Route nationale 17 (403977), v20
- Route nationale 9 (404061), v24
- Route nationale 18 (404114), v20
- Route nationale 16 (405556), v29
- Route nationale 21 (405588), v13
- RN4 (3139017), v22
- Kimbangu - Tshela (13421877), v2
- Luozi - Mpioka - Mbanza Ngungu (13422036), v3
- Tshela - Sumbi - Luozi (13422037), v2
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