On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 5:33 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer <[email protected]> wrote: > 2011/11/30 Martijn van Exel <[email protected]>: >> Hi all, >> >> Is there a specific tag for a wheelchair ramp that is not part of a >> steps feature? > > > I generally use a dedicated way and tag it highway=footway > > IMHO they do deserve a dedicated way because they constitute a > separate way, usually separated with a railing. If you wanted you > could a some incline tags but IMHO that's pointless and might be even > harmfull, because it might seem to some routing application that there > is a kind of obstacle where in reality those ramps have to be > constructed according to building standards and will always (?) be > suitable for wheelchair users. I don't see a point in using a > different highway-tag then footway (or maybe path). >
I agree with Martin and others, it is a separate feature, but I do think that it's also a distinct feature type and thus warrants its own highway type, therefore I am going to go ahead and use highway=access_ramp as David proposed. 92 uses so far, there will be some more once I finish my Map The U project ;) http://mapcraft.nanodesu.ru/pie/85 Thanks all for your input on this. -- martijn van exel geospatial omnivore 1109 1st ave #2 salt lake city, ut 84103 801-550-5815 http://oegeo.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
