South African Tagging Guidelines
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Specific tagging guidelines for South Africa
Uploading GPS track logs
Please always upload gps points with the tag "South_Africa" so other people can search for it Recently Uploaded tracks
Proposed standards for tagging ways:
Road type | Keys | Description | Example | Photo |
Any freeway | highway=motorway oneway=yes ref=... |
Divided highway with limited access - i.e. on/off ramps. | N1, M5 - only where they are freeways | |
N roads | highway=trunk ref=N.. |
The primary network of highways connecting the country together - national roads and the main provincial roads. | N1, N3 (where they are not freeways) | |
2-digit R roads | highway=primary ref=R.. |
Major routes off the national highway network. | R27, R43 (where they are not freeways) | |
3-digit R roads | highway=secondary ref=R... |
Minor inter-town routes. | R101, R326 (where they are not freeways) | |
"low-number" M roads | highway=primary ref=M.. |
The major roads within a metropolitan area. | M3, M12 (where they are not freeways) | |
"high-number" M roads | highway=secondary ref=M.. |
Smaller main roads within a metropolitan area. | M52 (where they are not freeways) | |
other roads | highway=unclassified or highway=residential |
Everything else. |
Also have a look at Map features
Translating street-name abbreviations
When using the name=* tag on streets you should use the full name, not an abbreviation (i.e. Main Street, not Main St). The following table lists some abbreviations and their English/Afrikaans equivalents.
English | Afrikaans | ||
---|---|---|---|
Abbreviations | Name | Abbreviations | Name |
AL | Alley | Steeg | |
AVE | Avenue | LN | Laan |
BLVD | Boulevard | Kringweg/boulevard | |
CL | Close | ||
CRES | Crescent | SGL | Singel |
DR | Drive | RLN | Rylaan |
PL | Place | Oord | |
RD | Road | WEG | Weg |
ST, STR | Street | ST, STR | Straat |