Looking at the wiki changes it looks like mainly clarifications I tend to not use tags higher than tertiary as I think they are best left to local knowledge or someone with more specialised knowledge.
Many Thanks John On 28 July 2017 at 23:25, Vao Matua <[email protected]> wrote: > I led the discussion at the Highway Tagging workshop on the last day of > SOTM Africa. > There was quite a bit of discussion and agreement that the existing > tagging can be frustrating, however, we did not generate any new proposals > for additional tags. > We did agree on some changes to the Africa Highway Tagging Guide > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Highway_Tag_Africa> which has now > been updated to reflect not only Functional Class but also Construction > class and width. > I am in the process of preparing a one page reference guide for use in > carto-parties and mapathons and by new mappers. > > General changes or clarifications: > A residential road serves people who live adjacent to it. > An unclassified road connects settlements and collects traffic from > residential roads, tracks, and paths > A track allows people to access agriculture areas, but not connect to a > settlement > A path can function like an unclassified highway, but is restricted to > foot traffic or 2 wheeled vehicles > Highway = tertiary or secondary may be paved, but not by default. > > Let me know if you have questions or suggestions. > > Emmor > (Palolo) > > On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 4:38 PM, john whelan <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I seem to recall some one posting recently that following discussion at >> the SOTM Africa in Uganda 2017 some changes had been made to the wiki. >> >> Could some one highlight these. >> >> Thanks John >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> >> >
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