Re: [talk-au] NSW Bridal Track

2023-02-21 Thread Andrew Harvey
On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 at 14:46, Josh Marshall wrote: > A tangent, but I'm rather happy that iD _*finally_* fixed their English > description for =track (it included "unmaintained" for a long time; many > were quite annoyed at the original change to include that)... and I can't > find any

Re: [talk-au] NSW Bridal Track

2023-02-21 Thread Josh Marshall
Ah, I think I've let the mapping of tracks local to me influence my stance too much. And for context of my interest here, my plan was to bikepack the Track but that got put off due to covid and family. The Australian guidelines don't say much about =tertiary, but bouncing over to the main

Re: [talk-au] NSW Bridal Track

2023-02-21 Thread Warin
On 21/2/23 14:42, Josh Marshall wrote: Australian road tagging guidelines at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidelines/Roads arguably override the general OSM guidelines, and they read: highway=track: "Service and access roads that aren't part of the general road

Re: [talk-au] NSW Bridal Track

2023-02-20 Thread Josh Marshall
Australian road tagging guidelines at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidelines/Roads arguably override the general OSM guidelines, and they read: highway=track: "Service and access roads that aren't part of the general road network. Generally not paved, often not public

Re: [talk-au] NSW Bridal Track

2023-02-20 Thread cleary
The name should not constrain the classification of the highway (e.g. Dowling Track, Ooodnadatta Track). And, as I've commented previously in other threads, the DCS NSW Base Map can be quite outdated. However, a quick look at a YouTube video suggests that the Bridle Track should still be

[talk-au] NSW Bridal Track

2023-02-20 Thread Warin
Hi This track is now continuous having been closed due to a rock fall and road collapse at Monaghans Bluff. Given the importance of the road and that it is not really a 'track' in the OSM sense (Roads for mostly agricultural or forestry uses) ... and that the DCS Base Map places it at