On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 3:29 AM, John F. Eldredge <[email protected]> wrote: > Footpath, not footpad. A footpad is a type of robber. If I saw a path > marked as highway=footpad, it would suggest that the path is through a > high-crime area, and you are likely to be mugged.
Hmm, it must be a fairly uncommonly used Australian term. http://www.mthotham.com.au/mountain/summer/bushwalking_trails/ http://rollick.com.au/2012/the-australian-alps-walking-track/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-australian-alps-walking-track Search for 'pad' in those pages. It has the meaning of an unmaintained, low usage walking track with a natural surface - whereas "footpath" implies much more maintenance, use of gravel etc. But yeah. Not a good word for an OSM tag if it's so obscure. Steve _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
