On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Frederik Ramm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Tag:highway=track and the map >> features mentioned track is only for unpaved/unsealed roads. To me it looks >> like it was approved like that, so please don't "fix" approved descriptions >> before having a discussion and a vote first... >> > > Map Features is not a page that documents what has been voted upon; Map > Features is a page that documents what is used. > > If something enters Map Features through a vote, and is subsequently used > in a different way, it is perfectly ok to change Map Features to reflect > that, without initiating a voting process. > > Since the combination highway=track/tracktype=grade1 is widely used, and > tracktype=grade1 is described as "paved or heavily compacted hardcore", > there obviously *are* tracks with paved surface, so changing Map Features to > reflect that is perfectly ok; necessary, even. > > Bye > Frederik > So now I decide that since I drive really fast down my driveway, I should call it highway=motorway and start tagging driveways that way. Since that's "how it's used", I'm going to change Map Features to reflect that. Okay, that's a bit extreme, but really, care should be taken when changing Map Features since that's what the mappers rely on. Karl
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