Lithuania/idiosyncratic mapping
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Imports and automated edits should only be carried out by those with experience and understanding of the way the OpenStreetMap community creates maps, and only with careful planning and consultation with the local community.
See Import/Guidelines and Automated Edits code of conduct for more information. Imports/automated edits which do not follow these guidelines might be reverted!
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Some mapping practices in Lithuania are unusual by worldwide standards.
Highway classification
The highway=* tag for roads may vary erratically where there are short stretches of paving on an otherwise unpaved road (for instance bridges). For more info see [1][2][3][4]
- As of 6 June 2022[update] these discrepancies have disappeared from the map.
addr:nostreet
Street names
Names of streets may be abbreviated contrary to usual OSM practice.
Overpass queries
- a. (aikštė)
- aklg. (akligatvis)
- al. (alėja)
- aplinkl. (aplinkkelis)
- g. (gatvė)
- kel. (kelias)
- pl. (plentas)
- pr. (prospektas)
- skg. (skersgatvis)
- skv. (skveras)
- tak. (takas)
- All names ending with .
Sidewalks
Sidewalks near a road may not be mapped with separate ways [1]
Wikipedia links
The tag wikipedia=* may be used where subject:wikipedia=* would be expected elsewhere[2].
References
- Documentation of Lithuanian mapping practices (Lithuanian)