Hi andi9876,

I noticed you changed some primary ways to primary_link and trunk ways to trunk_link. The OSM Wiki states that "_link tags are used to identify linking ways such as slip roads/ramps and "channelised" (most commonly physically separated) at-grade turning lanes connecting the through carriageways/through lanes of highways to other roadways of all types, where the linking way is not the main line of either of the highways being linked but forms the connection between them” (osm.wiki/Highway_link). The primary ways (way/297937343) and (way/299672647) seem to be the main highway for the "Yothapol Khemarak Phoumin Boulevard (Street 271)” road. The wiki also mentions that " _link tags should also be used for physical channelization of turning traffic lanes at traffic signal junctions and in roundabout designs that physically separate a specific turn from the main roundabout” and trunk_links such as (way/1464267288) and (way/1241872306) seem to be the main line that connects into a roundabout and isn’t physically separated. Based on this, would you be opening to changing these back to highway=primary and highway=trunk?

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you!

Hi jafarbeek,

I noticed a stretch of highway was updated from highway=trunk to highway=motorway in this changeset. The OSM Wiki states that motorways are “a restricted access major divided highway” meaning they are free of traffic signals, intersections, or property access (highway=*). Whereas trunk is for "high-performance or high-importance roads that don't meet the requirements for motorway” (highway=trunk). Since there are several access points along this stretch of highway (node/11938604042, node/11941100969, node/274871454 and node/11948521132), the trunk classification seems more appropriate here. With that in mind, would you be open to changing this back to trunk?

Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.

Hi CSRedu1,

I came across some recent updates in the area regarding road classifications and ref tags. I noticed you added ref tags along several ways such as the primary way (way/39392333). Would you be able to share any resources you used to make the ref and highway hierarchy changes in Mali?

Regarding classifications, I noticed some changes from tertiary, secondary, and trunk ways to primary. The OSM Wiki states that "primary is reserved for major highway linking large towns, but which does not satisfy the performance requirements of a motorway and does not qualify to be trunk" (highway=primary). This primary way (way/23790446) seems to be connecting smaller towns which better fits the definition of a secondary way (highway=secondary). Similarly, for changes from trunk to primary (way/25507859) on ways that seem to be "high-performance or high-importance roads” that connect to several towns and cities (highway=trunk). Would you be open to reviewing these changes?

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you!

Hi ChehrehBargi,
Thank you for clarifying and making updates to the area, I will defer to your edits.

Hi ChehrehBargi,
LakeManapouri is no longer on the team, so i will be responding on their behalf. I simply changed highway=secondary_links here to highway=secondary to continue the highway classification through the junction per OSM guidelines. I am not sure I am understanding what issue you are taking with the edit here, would you be able to clarify further or provide links to a policy you are referring to? Thank you!

Hi ftcat,

Thank you for your knowledge and making updates to the area.

Thank you for providing resources and following the Indonesian Tagging Guidelines page. I agree with changing roads that are > 2.5 meters or connect through rural areas to residential or unclassified. If my team comes across any of those roads, we will also make those changes. Also if we come across any residential roads in small Indonesia towns’ road networks that meet the narrow street characteristics, we will update back to highway=living_street.
I appreciate your time and have a good day!

Hi Frans S,

I noticed some recent classification changes from highway=living_streets to highway=residential. The OSM Wiki mentions that living streets in Indonesia are narrow roads "in residential area, around 1.5 - 2 m in width and passable to cars at low speed” (osm.wiki/Indonesian_Tagging_Guidelines). Many of the roads that were updated appear quite narrow and seem to align with this definition. Would you be able to share your reasoning behind these changes, as well as any resources or imagery you used to support the edits?

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you!

Hi ftcat,
I noticed you changed name=Hammarskjoeld Drive to ref=Hammarskjoeld Drive. The OSM Wiki states that "ref tags are usually used for reference numbers or codes” (ref=*), while old_name=* tags are "used for old / previous / historic name(s)” (old_name=*). I was wondering if you could share any resources used to make this edit or if you meant to use old_name=Hammarskjoeld Drive.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

Hi boocha34,

I noticed you have been changing ref tags throughout Lesotho to Bxxxx and Cxxxx. This format stands out to me as it doesn’t follow typical highway reference numbering systems like the A routes throughout Lesotho (example: relation/15478101). I was hoping you could provide more information about these changes since I have not been able to track down any resources that confirm these highway references. Would you be able to share the resources you used to make these edits (i.e. Mapillary, highway signs, or a government document)? Thank you!

Hi Ankhbayar Ch,
I noticed you have been changing track ways to tertiary and secondary. Tertiary ways are typically used to “connect minor streets to more major roads” (highway=tertiary) and secondary ways are usually paved and support higher volumes of traffic (highway=secondary). Since these roads aren’t paved and lead to minor agricultural areas I changed them to unclassified and track. What do you think of that classification for these roads?

Hi ChehrehBargi,

TeaHorseRoad is no longer on the team, so I will be responding to this on their behalf. Thank you for reaching out, I will change this back to highway=secondary_link.

Have a great day!

Hi chiideeraa1,

I noticed you added a motorway (way/1444627434#map=12/6.4532/3.6461) and cited Esri World Imagery. It seems Esri shows an outdated version of this areas. Recent Vantor Hub imagery shows that the configuration of this junction changed a few years ago. There are two physically separated roads that are modeled by the existing trunk dual carriageway, and the roundabout has been removed. The previous modeling more accurately matches the updated road configuration. What would be your thoughts on changing the modeling back?

Note: Apple has an agreement with Vantor (Maxar) to use their more recent imagery to edit OpenStreetMap, which is not publicly available for editing OpenStreetMap. We generally use the imagery that is already available in JOSM but where we do use that more recent imagery, we always cite it and the date the imagery is from in the changeset source.

Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you.

Hi Achmad Alqadri,

I noticed you reclassified some tertiary, residential, and track ways to primary in Indonesia. The OSM wiki states that primary classification is reserved for "major highway linking large towns" (highway=primary). These ways appear to connect to small towns and villages. Based on this, would you be open to reclassifying these ways back?

Thanks for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Hi empty_child,

Thank you for responding and making updates to the ref tags.

Have a great day!

Hi empty_child,

I noticed you added dashes “-“ in ref tags with the comment “Highway names normalization”. The OSM wiki for road tagging in Georgia seems to indicate that the ref format should be შ[number] (without a dash), which aligns with how it is typically seen formatted in OSM (osm.wiki/Road_Tagging_in_Georgia). The typical procedure for ref formatting is to “tag what's on the ground” as formatted on road signage (ref=*). Would you be able to share any resources or imagery of road signage used to make these edits?

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for responding and providing these resources. Do you happen to have imagery of any road signage that shows any of the refs you added? I’m curious if these new refs have been fully implemented on the ground.

Hi Вальдимар,

I noticed you have been updating ref network in Kazakhstan, adding ref tags that start with KAZ and KZ. I also noticed ref tags KN and KNA were added to (way/970011878) and (way/428247471). I found an article (https://adilet.zan.kz/kaz/docs/V10L0004246) that mentions that KN refs were canceled as of 2014, but this could possibly outdated. Would you be able to share any resources and imagery of road signage used to make these edits?

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

Автоматический перевод:

Привет, Вальдимар,

Я заметил, что ты обновил сеть референтов в Казахстане, добавив теги референтов, начинающиеся с KAZ и KZ. Я также заметил, что теги референтов KN и KNA были добавлены к (way/970011878) и (way/428247471). Я нашел статью (https://adilet.zan.kz/kaz/docs/V10L0004246), в которой упоминается, что референции KN были отменены с 2014 года, но эта информация, возможно, устарела. Не могли бы вы поделиться какими-либо ресурсами и изображениями дорожных знаков, которые были использованы для внесения этих изменений?

Спасибо за ваше время, жду вашего ответа.

Hi Balli Abokor,

I noticed you reclassified residential and secondary ways to trunk in Somalia. The OSM wiki states the trunk classification is reserved for high importance roads (highway=trunk). These ways appear to connect to small towns/villages, which aligns better with the definition of secondary as “Major transportation routes connecting cities and large towns” (osm.wiki/Highway_Tag_Africa). Based on this, would you be open to reclassifying this back?

Thanks for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for responding and providing these resources.