access=yes is the general default, and you could probably leave it at that (ie with no access tag).
access=permissive might be strictly more accurate, though I've never seen much point to that as a tag (we're a map of the here and now, not a map of what the owner might do in future) maybe designation=private or designation=unadopted (not that anyone will probably do anything with that, it's just a structured note), though you can't use those if it's also a public right of way (designation=public_footpath) Richard On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Ian Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > I noticed that a local road which is private is designated as > access::private on OSM. My reading of that tag is that it implies users > need permission to use the road. However, in common with many private > roads, it is in private maintenance, but it is public access - they have > never tried to restrict public access, nor is the "private" sign > anything other than a statement that the road is private, it does not > say, for example :Private, no entry". As far as any user is concerned, > they can treat it as a normal road. > > I suppose the appropriate thing is to change access yes (or whatever the > normal state is), and then add a note to ensure it is not re-instated. > Does that sound right? > > Spenny > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
