2010/10/22 SURLY_ru <p...@isnet.ru>: >> highway=path is indeed what would currently be used for informal >> footpaths. But it can also be used to describe intentionally built, well >> maintained and paved ways. > > Intentionally built way, too narrow for 4-wheel vehicles, is > "highway=footway". Unintentional, informal way is "highway=path". > I see no needs for "highway=trail"
-2 trail is already out of discussion because it is too ambigous. A footway doesn't have to be too narrow for 4-wheel vehicles, they are simply not allowed. Paths can be all kind of stuff, from the wiki: "A route open to the public which is not intended for motor vehicles, unless so tagged separately.... The default access restriction of highway=path is "open to all non-motorized vehicles, but emergency vehicles are allowed.... This tag is used for paths for which all and any of highway=footway, highway=cycleway and highway=bridleway would be inappropriate or inadequate (or simply not sufficient).... They might be not intended for any particular use, or intended for several different uses. Intended uses can be indicated with the access=designated keys. " The wording "intended for" already states that those are not unintentional, informal, so at least it's a subset from. This would become clearer what a path isn't if "informal_path" was introduced. cheers, Martin _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
