Sorry ... longer version
highway=footway
footway=hiking
On 14/02/2016 7:47 PM, Andrew Errington wrote:
I disagree. If we use something specific like footway=hiking then
that implies the path is only for hiking.
It's a path. Its purpose is for whatever you want to do.
highway=path perfectly encapsulates the idea "there is a path here".
highway=footway also encapsulates the idea "there is a path here".
'hiking' could be used as a tag on a route, which is a set of pieces
of path or road (or steps) which form a hiking trail.
'hiking' can be used to indicate the main use of the way.
Here in Korea, a lot of the paths are also access for fire wardens and
forestry workers, and on the lower slopes they are used to reach grave
sites for ceremonies and maintenance.
Just as a 'oneway' can be used in the wrong direction by emergency
services. Some things are not tagged, they are what a reasonable person
would expect to be 'default' values.
They /can/ be used for hiking, but that is not an exclusive use.
The forestry workers, fire wardens, etc would be 'hiking' ... unless it
is wide enough for a vehicle .. in which case highway=track would be a
better tag.
A leisure=swimming_pool does not say that the swimming pool is exclusive
for swimming... nor exclusive for leisure.
ASSUME ... definition = making and ass out of you and me?
Andrew
On 14 Feb 2016 17:29, "Warin" <61sundow...@gmail.com
<mailto:61sundow...@gmail.com>> wrote:
On 14/02/2016 6:38 PM, John Willis wrote:
Javbw
On Feb 14, 2016, at 2:09 PM, Andrew Errington
<erringt...@gmail.com <mailto:erringt...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Changing the tags because you don't like the rendering is
not the right approach. It would be better to lobby for a
change of rendering, or use a different renderer.
Since everything from a sidewalk, a concrete path, a well worn
dirt path through the grass around a park, a rough trail
through the desert, and a trail up the side of Mt Fuji all
have the same vague, meaningless highway=path tag - there is
no differentiation possible, so there is no rendering
differentiation possible. In any renderer.
OSMAnd is capable of rendering the surface tag! So set your
'hiking path' to unpaved (or dirt/sand etc) ... and it can be
rendered.
highway=path has always been someone's bandaid.
I would rebel against path and use footway=hiking! I would be for
the removal of highway=path.
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