OpenStreetMap
About to start creating the non-existent relationships and important route numbers in Angola.
Can anyone assist me regarding this matter, as Angola still seems not to have a standard route marking and tagging. Also, I’d like to receive some input from any mapper experienced with the SADC Regional Trunk Road Network. The whole road system in Angola is messed up, as there are no standards, no presets, settings and rules, and unfortunately the Wiki page has little to none info on Angola, so I’d like to use the existing database and layers to start organising the whole setup. I’m open to suggestions and help.
Discussion
Comment from Warin61 on 26 July 2016 at 10:08
It is not so much about some ‘standard’ that has official backing… but what exists for the people. So if there is a route marking on a sign .. use that. It is what the user will see and be able to relate from the map to what is there, that is the important bit. If the route shield/design changes along the route .. then so be it - have separate relations, even if it is the same route number.
If these routes don’t have any visual clues on the ground .. then are they worth mapping? By all means map the roads and their local signs … but don’t spend time chasing stuff that only exists as a planers dream.
Does that help?