Re: [OSM-talk] Tagging an abandoned path?

2020-09-25 Thread Andrew Harvey
Abandoned is a tricky concept for a path, what make is abandoned? If there is a sign up saying track closed or keep out for re-vegetation it's clear, but otherwise it's less clear. On Sat, 26 Sep 2020 at 01:36, Andy Townsend wrote: > Once it's definitely disappeared, I'd have no qualms about del

Re: [OSM-talk] Tagging an abandoned path?

2020-09-25 Thread Andy Townsend
On 25/09/2020 17:43, Dave F via talk wrote: Nick's description is "overgrown, unclear, prone to flooding" These are all subjective interpretations. There are many official PROW's in those conditions. (for the benefit of people outside of England and Wales a "public right of way" is a special

Re: [OSM-talk] Tagging an abandoned path?

2020-09-25 Thread Dave F via talk
Nick's description is "overgrown, unclear, prone to flooding" These are all subjective interpretations. There are many official PROW's in those conditions. It doesn't mean they're "abandoned" or "disused". It doesn't mean someone isn't prepared to wade or hack their way through. Accurate descrip

Re: [OSM-talk] Tagging an abandoned path?

2020-09-25 Thread Mike Thompson
I use: disused:highway=path/footway/etc or abandoned:highway=path/footway/etc If it is totally gone, I still tend to leave the way with "note=There is no longer a path here, the land manager restored the area to its natural state sometime before ", (or whatever is appropriate) this provides some a

Re: [OSM-talk] Tagging an abandoned path?

2020-09-25 Thread Andy Townsend
On 25/09/2020 16:04, Nick Whitelegg wrote: Hi, Wondering if there was a consensus on tagging an abandoned, no longer very usable path (e.g. a path which has become overgrown or is unclear and prone to flooding in wetter periods). Something like "path=abandoned"? My 2p: Perhaps use "trail_

[OSM-talk] Tagging an abandoned path?

2020-09-25 Thread Nick Whitelegg
Hi, Wondering if there was a consensus on tagging an abandoned, no longer very usable path (e.g. a path which has become overgrown or is unclear and prone to flooding in wetter periods). Something like "path=abandoned"? There's a case like that near where I am in which a path was mapped in the

Re: [OSM-talk] elaborate? | Re: Examples of good paid mapping?

2020-09-25 Thread Mishari Muqbil
Hi, So I was one of the original complainants of Grab/Global Logic mapping efforts. It seems so far that they're doing much better now. We collaborated on a workflow that aims for zero defects and no assumptions by remote mappers. They have a decent writeup of their methods and workflows over her

[OSM-talk] elaborate? | Re: Examples of good paid mapping?

2020-09-25 Thread Rory McCann
This thread is literally a request for someone to name one of the companies that is "doing it right". Yes, people complain more than they compliment. It's alas human nature. This thread is an attempt to correct that. So to those saying some companies do it, right: Can you please give examples?