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 It seems Esri shows an outdated version of this areas.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.

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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.

Hi DetectiveConan,

I noticed you have been making large updates to the ref network in Myanmar, including adding new refs to roads and updating pre-existing refs. I am unable to find much information regarding the ref network here, and was wondering if you’d be able to share the resources you used? Do you know if the refs you’ve added are visible on road signage and whether they’re consistent with what the local mapping community is using or may use in the future?

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

Hi dyingtrees,

I noticed you added a ferry route (way/400308005) in Malaysia and mentioned this is a "boat ride to D’Lagoon”. Ferry routes generally start and end at an amenity=ferry_terminal but this route doesn’t appear to connect to a ferry terminal at either end (route=ferry). You originally included the name=jetty from Kuala Besut which is located at (way/602971660) and I am wondering if you believe this route should be connected here. Also do you think an attraction=boat_ride or a route=boat tag would be more appropriate than route=ferry (attraction=boat_ride, route=boat)? If so, could you change the tagging here?

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

Hi jonalta,
I noticed you added a ferry route (way/170188925) in Malaysia. Ferry routes generally start and end at an amenity=ferry_terminal but this route doesn’t appear to connect to a ferry terminal at either end (route=ferry). I couldn’t find any resources indicating that this is a ferry route and was wondering if you had any information regarding this. Based on your knowledge of the area, do you think attraction=boat_ride or a more general route=boat tag would be a more appropriate than route=ferry (attraction=boat_ride, route=boat)? If so, would you be willing to update the tagging here?

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

Hi angys,

I noticed you added a ferry route (way/1376686817) in Malaysia. OSM guidelines suggest ferry routes start and end at an amenity=ferry_terminal (route=ferry). In imagery, there seem to be a dock at (way/1025849066) and south of (node/8658239721), however I couldn’t find any information regarding the ferry route. Would you be open to reviewing the route to see if it could be connected to the existing docks, and perhaps share any resources you have on it?

Thanks for your time, I appreciate your insight on this!

Hi Արման,

I noticed you recently reclassified trunk ways to motorway in a couple of changesets in Armenia (changeset/169836350, changeset/169836954). The motorway classification is generally reserved for roads with controlled access that exclude direct connections to service roads or driveways (highway=motorway). In imagery, at-grade junctions are visible near way/1013310679 that connect to residential neighborhoods and driveways, which indicates trunk may be a more appropriate classification. Based on this information, would you be open to reclassifying these segments back to trunk?

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

Hi Muralito, thank you for reaching out. I will add access = private to the service ways.

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De nada y gracias también por la información.

You're welcome and thanks for the information.

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Hola AgusQui, gracias por comunicarte. Agregué un sentido unidireccional a lo largo de esta calle residencial ya que hay un letrero de no ingresar en imágenes recientes de Mapillary (https://www.mapillary.com/app/?lat=-34.6504128&lng=-58.604915800003&z=17&pKey=1249689109218614&focus=photo&x=0.5140413863921481&y=0.47193581249514605&zoom=0.12272251674107143) que restringe a los conductores dirigirse hacia el sur. Parece apropiado incluir aquí un sentido único para evitar que el tráfico vaya en la dirección equivocada.

Hi AgusQui, thank you for reaching out. I added a oneway along this residential road as there is a do not enter sign in recent Mapillary imagery (https://www.mapillary.com/app/?lat=-34.6504128&lng=-58.604915800003&z=17&pKey=1249689109218614&focus=photo&x=0.5140413863921481&y=0.47193581249514605&zoom=0.12272251674107143) that restricts drivers from heading south. It seems appropriate to include a oneway here to prevent traffic from heading the wrong direction.

Hi Ferrocarriles de México,

Thank you for taking the time to explain your use of tertiary here. I will leave those as you have mapped them. Have a good day