In SA, there are a number of "Unmade Road Reserves". Where it gets a bit interesting is when someone either illegally fences it off; or applies for it to be transferred to them via something like Roads (Opening and Closing) Regulations 2021.
Generally, I've mapped these were there is a path, track or similar made by people, and where there are gates/restrictions/similar; modelled what is seen on the ground + left a note/sent email to various councils, who tend to be terrible at replying. You* could* map some of these as "highway: proposed" but there may not be much value in it, since a lot of these have been around for decades and never turned into roads or other access because it is impractical. The UK has a similar problem. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Access_provisions_in_the_United_Kingdom https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/35408/rights-of-way-mapping-united-kingdom On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 5:15 PM Adam Horan <aho...@gmail.com> wrote: > When comparing satellite imagery and various maps on Vic Maps, you can > find what seem to be road corridors that don't have roads in them. (I'm > looking on https://vic.digitaltwin.terria.io/ and > https://mapshare.vic.gov.au/mapsharevic/ and when you show parcel data > you can see these linear areas that extend off the end of roads, usually in > rural areas. These linear areas do not show parcel information, unlike the > surrounding blocks) > > They tend to be visible in sat imagery too as scrubby or rougher land > compared to the fields and paddocks around them. > > I would love to be able to legally (and safely) use these as walking and > running routes in my surrounding countryside, and also allow others to do > so. They're attractive as they're traffic free. > > I'll link to some examples below, but I'll ask my questions here: > 1. How can I validate if these are unbuilt roads, and how can I check what > the access is? > 1a. I guess as these aren't main roads that they belong to the local > council? > 2. If a path is already present then I can map that as a simple path, but > how could I map and tag the land? > > Cheers, > > Adam > > Example 1 : Lambert Road, Pearcedale > https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/-38.1829/145.2334 > If you look on VicMap you can see the corridor extends to the west to meet > with Middle Road. > https://vic.digitaltwin.terria.io/#share=s-2TIhhoK5rNdNfc4m2WxVtMMraiG > https://www.bing.com/maps?cp=-38.182821%7E145.233097&lvl=17.8&style=h > This one seems pretty clear to me as there's a nice clear wooded line, > when I recently passed this on Middle Rd you could see an unfenced section. > > Example 2 : NW extension of 'Favorite Hill Rd' to North Road > > https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/-38.17566/145.23470 > https://vic.digitaltwin.terria.io/#share=s-5PIrhAi6EP5M1ivchIyH9lfyGxF > https://www.bing.com/maps?cp=-38.174379%7E145.236276&lvl=17.3&style=h > > This one is visible on sat imagery, however it does seem to be fenced off > from the established road. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > Talk-au@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >
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