On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Greg Troxel <g...@ir.bbn.com> wrote: > > I've been thinking about this question for a few days. Maybe the only > way to distinguish a trailhead is that it has been designated as this by > some trail authority. > > For instance, the Ogden River Parkway > (http://weberpathways.org/trails_display.asp?ID=30 ) crosses several > streets but only certain places are designated trailheads. On the West > Haven Trail (http://weberpathways.org/trails_display.asp?ID=32 ) the > trailhead is located where there is public parking and a paved trail > (not a sidewalk) all of the way to the Weber River Parkway. > > I am sympathetic to Sam's position that one should simply represent > what's there (sign boards, parking), and I agree with it. But we should > also be able to represent official designations of trailheadedness, or > the equivalent judgement of locals.
I suppose, when adding the informational sign (or some other mappable feature) at the trailhead to the trail's route relation, you could give it a role of "trailhead". That semantically describes the situation, though it has the disadvantage that simple POI search algorithms won't be able to catch it. -- David "Smith" a.k.a. Vid the Kid a.k.a. Bír'd'in Does this font make me look fat? _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
