Re: [Tagging] Definition and usage of Key:mtb:scale:imba?

2020-04-22 Thread brad
I'm going to change my mind.   I don't think mtb:scale:imba should be deprecated.   It should be used instead of mtb:scale because it is better.   The IMBA Trail Difficulty Rating System was designed for all trails, not just bike park trails or trails with features. It follows that OSM should

Re: [Tagging] Definition and usage of Key:mtb:scale:imba?

2020-04-22 Thread Andrew Harvey
On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 at 03:03, brad wrote: > I've never seen an official IMBA rating on a sign. > I have, https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/images/9/96/Serrata_Mountain_Bike_Track_Board_Map.jpeg > I see both mtb:scale and mtb:scale:imba both used. The wiki for > mtb:scale doesn't make sense.

Re: [Tagging] Definition and usage of Key:mtb:scale:imba?

2020-04-22 Thread brad
I've never seen an official IMBA rating on a sign. I see both mtb:scale and mtb:scale:imba both used.   The wiki for mtb:scale doesn't make sense.   It's either skewed for extremely extreme riding or they don't understand gradient.   It says that for mtb:scale=1, gradient<40%.   This is

Re: [Tagging] Definition and usage of Key:mtb:scale:imba?

2020-04-22 Thread Simon Poole
IMHO, the problem is using mtb:scale:imba in place of mtb:scale for normal trails which I suspect the intent of the original wording was to avoid that happening. Simon Am 22.04.2020 um 10:53 schrieb Andrew Harvey: > I've been using

Re: [Tagging] Definition and usage of Key:mtb:scale:imba?

2020-04-22 Thread Jonathon Rossi
On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 6:54 PM Andrew Harvey wrote: > I've been using mtb:scale:imba on any kind of trail where signage at the > site notes an IMBA rating > Same here. If a land manager has signed an IMBA rating I'll tag it. These ratings are generally relative to other trails in the same bike

Re: [Tagging] Definition and usage of Key:mtb:scale:imba?

2020-04-22 Thread Andrew Harvey
I've been using mtb:scale:imba on any kind of trail where signage at the site notes an IMBA rating, in this way it's verifiable based on the sign. I don't know what "bikepark" and "north shore" mean here but while some of these trails which have an IMBA rating can be consider together as part of a

[Tagging] Definition and usage of Key:mtb:scale:imba?

2020-04-22 Thread Joseph Eisenberg
Another user would like to redefine the definition of "Key:mtb:scale:imba" See suggestions at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Key:mtb:scale:imba: This tag was approved in the proposal https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/mtb:scale - with the description "The IMBA Trail