Having recently started mapping paths, stiles etc I did find this in the documentation for stiles and gates. There is nothing in barrier=entrance but presumably this isn't an issue for routers.
A general page on mapping the UK countryside might be useful for new mappers. Regards Dudley > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 23:15:58 +0100 > Subject: [Talk-GB] Stiles (and gates) on roads > > I have recently found a fairly common problem with stiles and pedestrian > gates where footpaths join roads. > > Often a stile, or gate tagged for access on foot only, is used at the > junction with a road. Routers then assume the road is for foot only and > route around. > > I am not finding any users are making this error a lot, but a lot of > users who have mapped a few paths have made this error. So not something > that can be fixed by a few emails. I guess it is in a similar vain to > the common error of ending a footpath at the hedge and not joining it > with the roads way. > > The scale of the problem is shown here, some are stiles which continue > from dead end roads, but most cause OSRM to avoid the node > http://www.overpass-api.de/api/convert?data=way%2849.2%2C-7.6%2C59.2% > 2C3.5%29[highway%3D%22unclassified%22]%3B%28node%28w%29[barrier%3D% > 22stile%22]%3B%29%3Bout&target=openlayers > > It will take a minute or so to load. > > It mostly affects unclassified and tertiary roads, which is probably why > it is not being reported through map dust. But I have already fixed a > few on primary and trunk roads. My solution has been to move the stile > node away from the road slightly and create a short section of path to > link back to the road. > > I am gradually working through the problem and will carry on until it is > fixed, but am wondering. > > Is there a list of pitfalls for new user that this can be added to? > > Is it something that can be added to keep-rights list of problems? > > Thanks > Phil > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
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