[mkgmap-dev] highway=unclassified & area=yes

Sat Sep 12 17:52:57 BST 2020

On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 05:27:03PM +0100, Ticker Berkin wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> Diagnosing what seemed like superfluous navigation pop-up, eg "Turn
> left on A1", while driving on the A1, I discover quite a few junctions
> are surrounded by a closed way with tags [highway=unclassified,
> area=yes]
> 
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/239371846
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/239371836
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/239754207
> 
> I haven't found any references to this being something that is
> acceptable or is wrong, so I don't know if these should be deleted from
> OSM and/or ignored by the mkgmap style.

They look clearly wrong to me, but then I don't have any local
knowledge.

ael