On Thu, 7 Jan 2016 15:15:00 -0700 Mike Thompson <miketh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am editing in Colorado, US in a rural part of the state. I do have > first hand knowledge of the area. It looks like someone has gone > through and changed many ways tagged "highway = residential" to > "highway = track." For example: > > https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/6152252#map=16/40.7825/-105.1985 > > Although these are gravel surfaced roads (not yet tagged that way, but > physically that is what they are), the ones in question provide > access to two or more homes and/or ranches. To me these are not > "tracks" but "residential." Before I change these back, I wanted to > check with the community. > > Also, I would like your opinion on driveways (if they are mapped at > all). My understanding is that they (at least the part between the > public road and the house) should be tagged highway=service, > service=driveway, access=private and not highway=track. > > Mike Yes, highway is for tagging function, surface etc tags for quality. Unpaved driveway is highway=service, service=driveway not highway=track (proper surface tag and similar may be used to tag quality). And high-quality asphalt logging road is highway=track. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
