Mike Harris
> -----Original Message----- > From: tagging-boun...@openstreetmap.org > [mailto:tagging-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Pieren > Sent: 14 December 2009 12:13 > To: Tag discussion, strategy and related tools > Subject: Re: [Tagging] Tagging highway=cycleway without > explicitknowledgeofthe law? > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Mike Harris > <mik...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > So I tend to fall > > back on highway=track (plus tracktype= ) - avoiding highway=path > > because of its widespread use for an informal hiking route of > > undefined status and unsuitable for (most!) cyclists. > > > > Be carefull with highway=track as its definition is: > "Roads for agricultural use, gravel roads in the forest etc.;" Not unreasonable. I think I am pretty much OK, as most of my stuff is in a farming area - where the tracks are used by farmers' tractors etc. in addition to their leisure uses by the general public - or in managed forests where the tracks are used for forestry purposes in addition to leisure. I am assuming here that 'forestry' is loosely 'agriculture'. But how would you tag a path / track in an upland area which is wide enough and with a good enough surface to be used by motorised vehicles (e.g. shooting parties' all-terrain vehicles, gamekeeper access, conservation worker access etc.) even though they are 90% used by walkers (or perhaps in some cases all-terrain bikers). I would think it useful to differentiate these from hiking trails that are only wide enough for use on foot (or possibly by an all-terrain bike) and may be too steep or rocky for use other than on foot - might even involve a bit of scrambling. I would tend to use highway=track for the former (adding detail on tracktype= and/or surface=) and highway=path, foot=permissive (unless on 'access land' where it wold be foot=yes) for the latter (unless known to be a public right of way, in which case I would still use highway=footway, designation=public_footpath, foot=yes). Again, I am not saying I am right - just explaining the stage to which my current practice (not immutable!) has evolved and the reasons why. > The main difference with a path is its access for motorcars > (physically and legally - might be permissive or for destination). > This is the limit between track and path. > > Pieren > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
