Continuing from the previous diary post.

We have successfully re-tagged all quadrant routes (4-digit route numbers) in Pennsylvania with the pattern ref=SR **** to ref:penndot=SR ****

A total of 134 remaining ways yet to be retagged for various reasons: * 9 ways have ref=SR **** along with values like ref=T*** , ref=PA ***, ref=Historic PA **** * 53 ways have ref=PA ****

As these are edge cases, we hope that the local mappers from Pennsylvania can look into each route and decide how it should be retagged if required. If you have any feedback on the previous retagging or want to propose a mass retagging, feel free to drop a comment on the mapping task tracker that our team can look into.

Special thanks to rickmastfan67 who provided his valuable inputs during the retagging.

Continuing from the previous diary post.

Last week, the quadrant routes (routes having 4-digit route numbers prefixed with SR) in Pennsylvania were re-tagged by replacing the ref key with the ref:penndot key.

Outcome

Total routes re-tagged: 6787

Breakdown of re-tagged routes

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Quadrant routes in Pennsylvania have 4-digit route numbers prefixed with SR. OSM recommends that these route numbers be tagged with the ref:penndot key rather than the ref key in the following manner: ref:penndot=SR 6000.

• Total incorrectly tagged ways in Pennsylvania: 6819. Of these:
  • Routes tagged as ref=SR **** or ref=SR****: 6775
  • Routes tagged as ref=Sr **** or ref=Sr****: 44

• Incorrectly tagged ways in Pennsylvania excluding routes with no space: 3132. Of these:
  • Routes tagged as ref=SR ****: 3123
  • Routes tagged as ref=Sr ****: 9

I’m looking into re-tagging these incorrectly tagged ways into ref:penndot=SR **** to prevent any problems with mappers and data users getting confused by the mention of a reference highway that isn’t normally meant for the public being in the ref tag.

The work-flow I’ll be following is listed below:

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An Introduction to my hometown, Chandannagar

Chandannagar is a quiet and beautiful town situated by the banks of the Hooghly River 35kms north of Kolkata. Established as a French colony in 1673, the city became a permanent French settlement in 1688, and more than two thousand brick houses were erected in the town around 1730 and a considerable maritime trade was carried on. For a time, it was the main center for European commerce in Bengal. Inspite of India becoming independent of Britain on 15 August 1947, Chandannagar was ceded to India by the French only on 2 February 1951. Owing to its glorious past, the town is decked with various places of tourist interest and many elegant residences along the riverbank.

Chandannagar Strand Picture taken by Pratyush Sengupta

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