>Getting back to this case, this is the farm drive. Beyond the
>cattle-grid the public bridleway continues left through the farm
>buildings, and the surface deteriorates to the usual farm mud:
>https://85a.uk/noverton_farm_1280x800.jpg
<https://85a.uk/noverton_farm_1280x800.jpg>
Apologies for going off topic, but I knew that name (Noverton Farm)
sounded familiar.
A quick check of where it is would explain why. In 1998 I did a
long distance walk from Sussex to the Peak District, following
ordinary footpaths (planned using OS maps) and went through this
area, the Teme Valley. It was very nice *but* the footpaths were in
an appaling state of disrepair, I remember on several occasions that
day having to scramble through dense shrub cover and attempt to
negotiate barbed-wire fences. I seem to recall Noverton Farm as
being the site of some particularly badly-maintained footpaths.
As an aside this walk is what indirectly got me into OSM. I wanted
to illustrate the walk on the internet but OS licensing did not
permit it, which is how I started Freemap and then later got
involved with OSM. I still haven't illustrated this walk
incidentally, but...
Would be interested to find out if the area has improved since..
Nick
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*From:* Martin Wynne <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
*Sent:* 12 December 2020 14:30
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
*Subject:* Re: [Talk-GB] driveway-becomes-track
On 12/12/2020 13:15, Andy Townsend wrote:
>
> Ultimately, if "something needs doing", "someone" will need to do it.
> Perhaps that someone is you?
Hi Andy,
Yes that someone could be me. I have a server (located in Columbus,
Ohio) on which I am using only a fraction of the available memory space
and bandwidth. I have been thinking of making better use of it,
possibly
by hosting something from OSM.
> I'd suggest setting up a copy of the
> standard map rendering as per
https://switch2osm.org/serving-tiles/
<https://switch2osm.org/serving-tiles/>
> (just for Worcestershire would be fine) and start tinkering with the
> logic that decides what sort of service road is what, such as
>
https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/blob/b10aef3866bacf387581b8fea4eec265010b0d14/project.mml#L475
<https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/blob/b10aef3866bacf387581b8fea4eec265010b0d14/project.mml#L475>
Thanks. I have been looking at https://switch2osm.org/serving-tiles/
<https://switch2osm.org/serving-tiles/> but
I have a lot to learn. I can do Windows programming, but on stuff for
the web I'm only a dabbler. I looked at Mapnik and saw interfaces only
for Python and C. If that had been Pascal, I would have dived in by now.
I will have another look and see where I might start. The idea of
creating my own map does appeal to me.
Getting back to this case, this is the farm drive. Beyond the
cattle-grid the public bridleway continues left through the farm
buildings, and the surface deteriorates to the usual farm mud:
https://85a.uk/noverton_farm_1280x800.jpg
<https://85a.uk/noverton_farm_1280x800.jpg>
It seems daft to me that the mud gets rendered but not the hardcore. If
I change the "driveway" to "track" that would be the dreaded tagging
for
the renderer would it not? Generally in this part of the world "track"
means mud, rather than a roadway suitable for all vehicles.
This is where the farm drive leaves the road - this is definitely more
than a "track" - note the double gates:
https://goo.gl/maps/XEs4XKs5UUHNBt8E8
<https://goo.gl/maps/XEs4XKs5UUHNBt8E8>
cheers,
Martin.
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