Hi
I am new to editing.
I have noticed inconsistency in what are known in Australia as Alpine
or High Country or Mountain Cattlemen's huts.
In Victoria they are tagged tourism=alpine_hut (see Bogong High
Plains, Mt Sterling and Lake Mountain)
In the NSW they are tagged as shelter_type=basic_hut. (see the Snowy
Mountains, [except that you can't easily see them, eg Whites River
Hut, Schlink Hilton, Tin Hut])
I would consider retagging the Victorian huts to basic_hut or
wilderness_hut but there is a serious safety issue involved. I am
aware that I should not tag for Mapnik but downgrading the hut status
would be very risky for map users.
alpine_hut displays in Mapnik at zoom 13 but basic_hut displays at
zoom 16. It is practically impossible to find a basic_hut with scroll
and zoom, even if you know roughly where it is. I guess this is why
Victorian huts are tagged alpine_hut.
These huts are the single most important feature in Australian alpine areas.
Ideally I would like to see basic_hut or wilderness_hut displaying at
zoom 13, there is heaps of empty space, at least in Australian maps
round these huts, then I would like to see the Victorian huts retagged.
Your thoughts?
Tony
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