Sounds like mapping the trailhead and associated entities as a "site" would be useful. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relation:site
On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Eric Kidd <emk.li...@randomhacks.net> wrote: > I enjoy mapping nature reserves, large parks and trail systems. These > typically share a number of features: > > - They're physically adjacent to several roads, but they're only > accessible from one or two. > - They typically have one or more official parking areas, with > information kiosks and trailheads. > - They almost never have official street numbers. > - They're often surrounded by poorly-surveyed, poorly-marked roads > which make manual navigation hazardous. > > For several illustrated examples, please see the wiki: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Ekidd/Routing_to_public_lands_with_designated_parking_lots > > In an ideal world, there would be some way to clearly indicate "This is an > official parking lot for accessing this area/POI/business/etc." > > Possibilities include: > > - amenity=parking with destination=*. This seems straightforward, but > it's rarely used. > - A relation linking the destination with its official parking lot(s). > More complicated, but it might handle other odd cases. > - Some way to associate a "preferred routing point" with an area (a > bit hacky, frankly). > > Does anybody have any suggestions? Are there existing conventions? Would > any OSM-based routing software be interested in delivering people to the > correct parking lot? Are there other related use cases? > > -Eric > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > >
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