Proposal:Highway crossing cleanup
| Crossing cleanup and deprecation | |
|---|---|
| Proposal status: | Proposed (under way) |
| Proposed by: | Riiga |
| Tagging: | crossing=* |
| Applies to: | node |
| Definition: | Approval of crossing:signals=* and deprecation of crossing=* |
| Statistics: | |
| Draft started: | 2022-11-28 (previous draft 2022-11-07) |
| RFC start: | 2022-11-28 |
Proposal
- Approve crossing:signals=* to tag the presence of signals at a crossing.
- Deprecate crossing=* (except crossing=no) in favour of crossing:signals=* + crossing:markings=* (and optionally crossing_ref=* in countries which use it).
Rationale
With the approval of the crossing:markings=* proposal there is now a satisfactory way of tagging whether a crossing is marked or not regardless of the crossing being uncontrolled or having traffic signals. For signals, there is crossing:signals=* which fulfills the same role but has not been approved yet. With both of these approved and in use, there is no need to use the crossing=* key anymore as it superfluous and mixes properties.
Changeover
Some of the most common values can easily be migrated to the new tagging. Below are suggested changes to make when upgrading the tagging. I do not propose any mechanical edits be made, that is up to each local community to decide.
| Old | New | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| crossing:markings=yes | crossing:signals=no cannot be added without verifying the presence of signals due to some dubious usage of crossing=marked by certain editors. | |
| crossing:markings=no | crossing:signals=no cannot be added without verifying the presence of signals due to some dubious usage of crossing=unmarked by certain editors. In certain countries it might be possible to infer crossing:signals=no. | |
| crossing:signals=no | Tag could have been misused, so not possible to assume all instances have markings. | |
| crossing:signals=yes | Not possible to assume all signal-controlled crossings have markings. In some countries it may be possible. Each local community will have to decide once migration of tags start. | |
| crossing:markings=yes crossing:signals=no (crossing_ref=zebra) |
The type of zebra markings may differ depending country, so no assumption can be made about appearence globally. Only add the crossing_ref=* in countries where it is commonly used. | |
| crossing=no | crossing=no | This will be kept as it serves a function and is not used as a subtag. |
| crossing:island=* | Already approved. Please migrate to this tagging along with any other needed marking and signal tags. | |
crossing=pelican crossing=puffin crossing=pegasus crossing=tiger |
crossing_ref=* | Also add the appropriate marking and signal tags. |
Examples
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