On Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 21:51 Harald Kliems <[email protected]> wrote: > I think compacted is definitely the best way to tag, but I agree with > Toby's point that common terms conflicting with OSM terminology is going to > lead to lots of errors. Looking at my own edits, I have mistakenly used > surface=gravel quite frequently. Not really sure what to do -- a "did you > really mean to tag 'surface=gravel'?" error message/tooltip in the editor? > I think actual gravel in the sense of the wiki is quite rare. >
I'm kind of thinking that the gravel surface in the wiki would be better redone as surface=ballast. The only things that grain of gravel gets used for that might be regularly observed by laymen (yeah, I know about building foundations, sand filters, French drains, etc) would be roadbeds surfaced by something else (gravel; compacted gravel that's basically a paved road minus the tar and binders; asphalt; concrete; etc, thus making this material visible only during construction, repair or severe decay; or rails), and to fill in particularly bad parts of trails or tracks that got washed out before.
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