I tend to use the combination of service/driveway, for roads that lead to residential buildings or farm houses, even when they have other farm buildings around them. Tracks i tend to use for "roads" that go just to barns, farm out buildings, or to fields.
Jason (Unieagle) Connected by Motorola Dudley Ibbett <[email protected]> wrote: > >Hi > >This may be a matter of style but it seems that both Highway=Service and >Highway=Track are used for the access highways to farms and also residential >properties in rural areas. I must admit I was using High=Track based on >whether it was paved (tarmac) or not. i.e. tarmac would suggest >Highway=Service but looking closer at the wiki it appears that Highway=Service >isn't dependent on this. It would also appear that there has been an import >(source tag) that has tagged Highway=Service in some areas for Farm access. > >Is there a correct answer for this or is it a matter of mapping style? I am >leaning towards using Highway=Service for these and keeping Highway=Track for >"tracks" that link from fields to farms or roads to fields (i.e. not from >roads to farmyards or residential properties). It would seem to suggest this >in the wiki on Track. The wiki would also suggest the use of Service=Driveway >when using Highway=Service. > >Has anyone come to a conclusion on this? > >Many Thanks > >Dudley > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Talk-GB mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
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