This is certainly a problem, and having walked in Utah, there are
certainly some specific problems with walking off track there. However,
it seems that land managers are looking at the threat without seeing the
opportunity.
Yes, unauthorised trails get publicised more quickly. But the flip side
of this is that land managers can also identify unauthorised trails more
quickly, and take action.
Whether you agree or not, tracks can be "closed" in OSM in ways that
make them less likely to be re-added to the map. Eg:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/621392139#map=19/-33.62619/150.30906
cheers
Tom
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Canyoning? try http://ozultimate.com/canyoning
Bushwalking? try http://bushwalkingnsw.com
On 3/01/2022 5:00 pm, Phil Wyatt wrote:
Hi Folks,
Definitely worth a follow especially if you have an interest in informal
tracks/paths/pads and maybe even historical routes that don’t appear on the
ground. I certainly don’t agree with all their statements (especially …. Good
coverage of all trails (including closed or illegal ones) is essential for some
mapping applications, such as firefighting and SAR.) but its also interesting
that its now coming up as a major issue for US National Parks and reserves
managers. In Tasmania its been known as an issue since the early 1990’s
I think lots of their issues will require close cooperation with the map
renderers to be in any way effective.
Cheers - Phil
From: Graeme Fitzpatrick <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, 3 January 2022 12:45 PM
To: OSM-Au <[email protected]>
Subject: [talk-au] US Trails Working Group
Happy New Year!
Just noticed mention of this in the weekly Newsletter:
https://www.openstreetmap.us/2021/12/osmus-trails-working-group
Looks like something that we should be following with interest?
Thanks
Graeme
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