2010/1/23 Iván Sánchez Ortega <[email protected]>: > El Viernes, 22 de Enero de 2010, Richard Weait escribió: >> Paved or unpaved are more general terms. >> >> Unpaved would work for any unpaved surface regardless of material. >> Dirt, gravel, wood chip, mud, etc, are all unpaved, but more specific. >> >> Asphalt and concrete would be more specific than paved. Cobblestones >> and interlocking stones probably count as paved but would be unusual >> enough in some places to be worth noting. > > Well, over here (Spain) we define "paving" as any kind of "artificial > surface". So roman roads, macadam, and cobblestone would be considered paved. > > Hell, even laying down a layer of gravel can be considered as paving > (depending on local legislation). Oh my, I can see the taging war already.
This is one reason I think it's better to use more specific values than surface=paved/unpaved. I.e. surface=asphalt/concrete/cobblestone/gravel/sand etc. _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
