On 21/2/23 14:42, Josh Marshall wrote:
Australian road tagging guidelines at
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidelines/Roads arguably
override the general OSM guidelines, and they read:
highway=track: "Service and access roads that aren't part of the
general road network. Generally not paved, often not public access for
vehicles."... in rural "Fire trails, forest drives, 4WD tracks, and
similar roads.
highway=unclassified is: "Minor roads that are neither tertiary or
residential roads. Not generally through routes."
Given that, I'd argue =track is the right option.
The Bridal Track is open to the public, part of the general road network
and a through route. It would never have been reopened if it was not for
public money. at lest not reopened to the public.
So from that you could say tertiary. I'd not go that far.
A tangent, but I'm rather happy that iD _*finally_* fixed their
English description for =track (it included "unmaintained" for a long
time; many were quite annoyed at the original change to include
that)... and I can't find any discussion about why they finally gave
in and reverted it! Vested interest, since it along with =path are
likely my two most used, given I map a lot of bush with fire trails
and run/ride singletrack.
On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 at 09:23, cleary <[email protected]> wrote:
The name should not constrain the classification of the highway
(e.g. Dowling Track, Ooodnadatta Track). And, as I've commented
previously in other threads, the DCS NSW Base Map can be quite
outdated.
However, a quick look at a YouTube video suggests that the Bridle
Track should still be tagged as 4WD only (it was signposted as
such and probably still is). Wikipedia reports that part of the
route is new, apparently a diversion around the landslide that
blocked the old track at Monaghans Bluff. I'd prefer not to change
the OSM tags etc until someone surveys the route.
The Bridal Track has been brought up to a very high standard ... so the
pollies would have no trouble opening ! It will not stay that way - I
have been told no water truck was used in the constructions ..
I'd agree with 4WD recommended, if coming from the south most camp sites
can be accessed with little trouble in a reasonable vehicle. The problem
is the hill going upto Hill End .. t6hat can get lost of erosion .. and
it is narrow with blind corners.
I do know the Track fairly well from a number of trips. The diversion
looks to be less of an obstruction compared to the more difficult bits,
at leas until it is weathered..
On Mon, 20 Feb 2023, at 9:17 PM, Warin wrote:
> Hi
>
> This track is now continuous having been closed due to a rock
fall and
> road collapse at Monaghans Bluff.
>
>
> Given the importance of the road and that it is not really a
'track' in
> the OSM sense (Roads for mostly agricultural or forestry uses)
... and
> that the DCS Base Map places it at least tertiary level I would
think
> that all of this 'track' be classified in OSM as 'unclassified'.
>
>
> Thoughts?
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