Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways

2021-11-28 Thread Graeme Fitzpatrick
On Mon, 29 Nov 2021 at 09:07, Andy Townsend wrote: > What actually is it that you're referring to when you say "routing" above? > Testing routing via OSRM after putting a path along the beach still gives:

Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways

2021-11-28 Thread Andy Townsend
On 28/11/2021 22:28, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: I tried putting a path along the beach, but routing still walks up to the nearest road, along that, then back down onto the beach at the other end? What actually is it that you're referring to when you say "routing" above? Different routers

Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways

2021-11-28 Thread forster
Hi all A similar problem with a nature walk, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/360672204 it appears to be unconnected to anything. In reality it is leading off a mown picnic area. What is rendering green there is the natural=wood. Maybe that wood should be converted to a relation with

Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways

2021-11-28 Thread Graeme Fitzpatrick
On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 at 10:54, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Same problem where a bushwalking route uses a beach. I was told IIRC it > is ok to use highway=path with trail_visibility=no. > Did that actually work for you? I tried putting a path along the beach, but routing still walks

Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways

2021-11-28 Thread Tom Brennan
While I could place a track across each grassed area, the placement of the track would be somewhat arbitrary. Is there any point in trying to mark an area as walkable? In the example link below, people can walk pretty much anywhere across the two grassed areas, and it's only the track in

Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways

2021-11-25 Thread Brendan Barnes
1/21 2:12 pm, osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au wrote: > > Possibly path=link? > > > > *From:* Andrew Harvey > > *Sent:* Friday, 26 November 2021 12:34 > *To:* Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> <61sundow...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* OSM Australian Talk List > > *Subject:* Re:

Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways

2021-11-25 Thread Warin
t:* Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 at 11:54, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com <mailto:61sundow...@gmail.com>> wrote: Same problem where a bushwalking route uses a beach. I was told IIRC it is ok to use highway=path with trail_visibility=no. Agreed, and while I

Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways

2021-11-25 Thread osm.talk-au
Possibly path=link? From: Andrew Harvey Sent: Friday, 26 November 2021 12:34 To: Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> Cc: OSM Australian Talk List Subject: Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 at 11:54, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com <mailto:61sundow...@gmail.com>

Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways

2021-11-25 Thread Andrew Harvey
On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 at 11:54, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > Same problem where a bushwalking route uses a beach. I was told IIRC it > is ok to use highway=path with trail_visibility=no. > Agreed, and while I still don't think it's perfect, it's probably the best compromise at the

Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways

2021-11-25 Thread stevea
I've seen the solution Warin notes here in USA, too. "Walk along the beach" (somewhat lengthily) yet the tide removes all the sandy footprints of any implicit or explicit "trail." It's a route, though one that is invisible upon the ground. But not among people who say "yep, mate, I'm walking

Re: [talk-au] Unconnected ways

2021-11-25 Thread Warin
On 26/11/21 7:16 am, Tom Brennan wrote: Quick question on unconnected ways. I've just mapped one: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1006252416 Probably best viewed in edit mode with an aerial photo underlay. This way is a physical path between two open grassed areas that themselves have no

[talk-au] Unconnected ways

2021-11-25 Thread Tom Brennan
Quick question on unconnected ways. I've just mapped one: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1006252416 Probably best viewed in edit mode with an aerial photo underlay. This way is a physical path between two open grassed areas that themselves have no discernible paths. So at this stage, all I