Am newby to talk-us. This may have been discussed in the past but not handy with searching archives yet.
In Minnesota I have seen snowmobile trails mapped in OSM as follows: highway=track snowmobile=designated surface=unpaved In both aerial photos and observation on the ground, there is almost always no track visible. In the winter, with snow cover, the location of the track is visible because it is compacted by snowmobiles. In the spring there might be some evidence in areas with grasses that would have been tamped down by the snowmobiles. Question: Is this the right way to map snowmobile trails? The thing that concerns me, of course, is the use of "track" because of it is not apparent most of the time. Another question: is there a forum or expert group or something that discusses this? I would like to join that conversation if there is one going on. I think it is a good idea to map these trails. It seems there maybe should be another type of highway? Something like: "not visible on the ground most of the year". Note that ice_road=yes is not appropriate here (in most cases) as (in most cases) these trails are not on frozen water bodies. As further info, where I was able to observe there are a number of signs posted such as stop signs, caution signs, etc. So there clearly is government involvement. Any thoughts?
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