En/na Craig Wallace ha escrit: > On 26/03/2010 14:26, Xan wrote: > >> En/na Dirk-Lüder Kreie ha escrit: >> > > >>> In Europe those are mostly tracks (wide enough for a 2-tracked vehicle >>> to pass through) and the "importance" can be read off of the >>> grade/tracktype. >>> for paths (only wide enough for walking or a horse/bicycle/motorcycle >>> etc) you can also use the physical features. >>> IMO this gives a much better picture about the tracks and paths in a >>> forest. And the "importance" is almost directly mappable to the physical >>> features, i.e. an important path or track is much better maintained, and >>> usualla also better equipped (maybe even paved), or at least wider as a >>> less important counterpart. >>> >>> >> In the wiki page of path >> [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dpath], there is a >> comment abput that it's enough wide for 4-tracked vehicle to pass >> throught and not legally impeded, then it's track. You mention >> 2-tracked. What is the real? >> > > I think this just a question of confusing terminology. > That wiki page says a "4-wheeled" vehicle. A 4 wheeled vehicle has 2 > tracks (usually), as the front 2 wheels and rear 2 wheels are lined up > with each other. > > So on soft ground it will create 2 obvious ruts. eg like the photo here: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Fr%C3%BChlingslandschft_Aaretal_Schweiz.jpg > So I would say that photo is of a highway=track, not highway=path. > > Or also see "singletrack" in mountain biking terms: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_track_%28mountain_biking%29 > That refers to a path wide enough to fit a bike along, but its too > narrow for a 4 wheeled vehicle. > > Craig > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies > Thanks. I solve that. @ Thomas: I will be consistent. Don't worry. ;-)
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