Re: [talk-au] tagging 4WD and dirt roads - want it ?

On 11/11/12 09:31, David Bannon wrote: Andrew, thanks for the very carefully considered response. I agree with just about all the points you make but suggest your conclusion may not quite address the driver for this proposal. This is about getting knowledge into the hands of end users.

Re: [talk-au] tagging 4WD and dirt roads - I give up.

OK, I have to recognise that my proposed proposal is not attracting any support. So I will walk away. However, that leaves the problem unsolved and , I still think, dangerously so. Are there any alternatives folks ? Should we (ie in Australia) encourage people to use smoothness= for example ? I

Re: [talk-au] tagging 4WD and dirt roads - I give up.

Hi. My 2c. It seems like there are a few issues here: 1 - The current mapnik style does not identify unpaved roads at all. 2 - For an unpaved road, the quality of the surface can vary a lot, and it would be good to have a way to tag this. 3 - Some roads require a 4WD. This can be a legal

Re: [talk-au] tagging 4WD and dirt roads - I give up.

Hi, Well, I'm one of those European countries with almost no unpaved roads - and therefore also think they should be rendered differently. A driver encountering an unpaved road here is usually quite confused if that's really an official road... But looking at some of the older discussions around