Sounds good to me David.
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 9:42 AM, David Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > I probably should clarify, I'm really talking about paths that have > been tagged highway=path without including any other tags. I'm sure with a > bit of direction and encouragement people would include the surface="what > ever it is" tag. > > If the mapper doesn't know the surface, then fair enough, leave it out. > But I think more often than not the mapper probably would know at least > enough to tag it "paved" or "dirt". It's a case of mapping what is > physically there, a rocky, rooty bushwalking trail for example should be > tagged differently to a concrete path that parents push a kiddies pram > along. > > All the best, > David > > ----- Original message ----- > From: David Clark <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [talk-au] Highway=path > Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 09:45:55 +0930 > > I've been mapping stuff on OSM for a while but I've recently started > doing my own rendering for gps. From this I've gained a new insight into > the highway=path tag so am posting here. > > Firstly my focus is on tracks and trails so that is where I'm coming from. > > The basics of what I have noticed is that a lot ways are tagged > highway=path with no other information. I have found this to be a difficult > problem when it comes to rendering. The highway=path tag is a little > different to the other highway tags. Firstly it covers quite a broad range > of features for walking, cycling, horse riding. Secondly it has no default > surface type. For example roads default is paved unless otherwise > specified, highway=track defaults to unpaved. Highway=path doesn't have a > default. > > Before messing around with rendering I would tag as highway=path and not > bother too much with the other assortment of tags. Partly this is because > there are heaps of tags that can be used and there was no particular > direction on their priority or importance of use. > > For rendering I really need a surface tag included to separate the paths > into practical catagories. Having no surface tag results in such a large > mix of data that it becomes impractial to define any further. However if > the surface=paved,dirt.. whatever is used the usefulness of the data is > massively increased. For rendering I (and other examples of rendering I > have seen) use the highway=path, surface=paved,dirt..etc tag to split the > data into paths that are paved and paths that are not paved. This results > in a practical ability to split surfaced paths (butumen, cement, pavers > etc) and trails (gravel, dirt etc). > > I'd like to see the difference between: > > walking trails, dirt trails, single track etc. > and > paved paths, bitumen paths, concrete paths etc. > > And I'm sure I'm not alone in this. > > So in summary: > highway=path is a unique tag because it covers a broader range of features > than most tags. > highway=path has no surface default like most other way tags do. > adding the surface=paved,dirt,..,.. etc adds a much need qualifier for > pratical rendering. > > My request: > > Firstly that people tagging paths consider adding the surface tag as well. > You probably already know the surface (as I always did even though I didn't > realise the significance of adding the tag) and if you're interested in > paths your likely one of those most interested in having it rendered in a > practical way. > > Secondly I think this is worth adding to the Australian Tagging Guidelines > wiki in some form. ie "Please add the surface=paved,dirt,..,.. etc when > tagging paths. Preferred minimum being paved or dirt." > > What do you think? > > All the best, > David > *_______________________________________________* > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > -- *I'm trekking 100km non-stop for charity! To support our team:* [image: otw-email-banner.png (400×45)] <https://trailwalker.oxfam.org.au/team/home/17313>
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