Do we have close to a consensus that tracktype is not globally useful?
The Key:highway wiki page and map_features could be changed from
"To describe the quality of a track, see tracktype
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tracktype>=*.:
to
"To describe the quality of a track, use smoothness=* and surface=*.
In some regions tracktype is also useful."
On 7/7/19 3:12 AM, Warin wrote:
There is a visibility tag.
So 'tracktype' should have that removed from its consideration.
Maintenance frequency ? Yet another tag. And not something all that
usefull.
I don't think 'tracktype' is all that usefull.
Surface .. yes. Relatively easy to understand.
Smoothness ... yes. Should give an indication of required ground
clearance.
Steepness? Yes - the tag is incline.
Compaction? Not a value I'd use.
Bear rock that have never been compacted can be harder that a road
that has been compacted.
Rather have a tag for 'hardness' that 'compaction'.
But when it rains .. it can turn a 'good road' (compacted, hard,
smooth and fairly level) into a bottomless pit (deep mud), or a
skating ring (wet clay).
And then there are Australian 'salt lakes' .. a dry hard crust on top
.. with black goo underneath if you break through.
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