I just noticed a similar question on the tagging mailing list: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/2015-October/027115.html It would be nice to combine efforts, not ?
regards m On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 12:19 PM, maning sambale <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi, > > We are working on improving tags for sidewalk in the US. Details in > this issue [0]. > The sidewalk detection algorithm runs OK in most cases but fails in > some [1]. Mostly the contention was whether a footway separated by a > grassy area from the road is considered a sidewalk which was already > discussed in this list [2]. > > The wiki defines sidewalk as "often separated from the carriageway (or > roadway) by a kerb (also curb)". [3] > > As in most cases in OSM, we would like to defer to the local (US) > community on how they define it. > > > > Thanks! > > [0] https://github.com/mapbox/mapping/issues/125 > [1] https://www.mapbox.com/bites/00186/# > [2] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-us/2014-April/012984.html > [3] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Sidewalks > > -- > cheers, > maning > ------------------------------------------------------ > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > https://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > http://twitter.com/maningsambale > ------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us >
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