On 12/1/21 11:19 am, Bob Cameron wrote:
I have reposted this without the photo - awaiting moderator
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Warin and Ian,
Sorry I didn't quite make myself clear...
Say an end user with a navigation GPS wants a place to stop away from
the nearby traffic..
I have seen in many (mostly highway) places, sign posted or not, often
paved "small" rest areas. They are only really fit/safe for a brief
stop rather than a longer rest.
Attached is one of my (cropped) Mapillary imagery pics. Being wide
angle its hard to tell but this is an obvious stopping point about 2
lanes width and 60m long. It was not sign posted nor was it opposite a
farm gate or the like. It is not a slip lane for turning left.
They seem quite common on major highways in southern Qld and are well
sign posted. The intention would seem to be for trucks that risk
sinking in mud if they need to stop, but any vehicle is allowed.
Unfortunately I don't know of any OSM examples..
My question is, do I create these as a rest area, something else, or
not at all.
The difference between 'rest area' and 'stopping area' looks subjective
to me.
Your call on what you create. If you consider it a 'rest area' then tag
them as such.
A 'stopping area'? I suppose you could map them as parking areas... is
there a formal time limit? Some rest areas have formal time limits too.
Ian, I tend to map toilet, picnic shelter, playground equipment
separately to the rest area. I haven't as yet had to define a rest
area as a campground even though I camp in them! I also encounter a
lot of fee camping areas that have ablution blocks shared with public
use, so I often add them separately. My "local knowledge" as such.
Tnxs much
On 11/1/21 2:46 pm, Bob Cameron wrote:
Rest areas are generally where one stops for a while, possibly
overnight. Often has bins and is some distance off the road it services.
Stopping areas are for a brief check of the vehicle, make phone call
etc and are usually just 1-2 lane widths of paved surface just off
the road.
Are these both rest areas? I'd like some guidance on how to
distinguish between them if important.
Tnx
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