On 15 June 2016 at 13:10, John Willis <jo...@mac.com> wrote: > Why isn't having a footway=trail subtag (or something) seen as a much more > reliable solution?
Perhaps more of an aside, but it may explain some people's reluctance / confusion with highway=trail: As a native British English speaker, the word I would use for what I think you're describing as a "trail" (i.e. a rough path through the countryside that's used as a route by walkers / hikers) is "path" or "footpath" (or maybe "track" if it was wider) -- which are the same words that I'd use for paths through a park. I would normally use the word "trail" to describe a route rather than the path itself, particularly if there was some other purpose/interest in the route (cultural, historic, fitness, wildlife) above than just walking the paths. But back on topic, if two paths have identical surface and width characteristics (which we can already tag), what difference does it make whether it's through a park or across more open countryside? Why would it matter to data consumers or renderers? Robert. -- Robert Whittaker _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
