<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Looking at the wiki changes it looks like mainly clarifications I tend to not use tags higher than tertiary as I think they are best left to local knowledge or someone with more specialised knowledge.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Many Thanks <br><br>John<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 28 July 2017 at 23:25, Vao Matua <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vaomatua@gmail.com" target="_blank">vaomatua@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I led the discussion at the Highway Tagging workshop on the last day of SOTM Africa.<div>There was quite a bit of discussion and agreement that the existing tagging can be frustrating, however, we did not generate any new proposals for additional tags.</div><div>We did agree on some changes to the <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Highway_Tag_Africa" target="_blank">Africa Highway Tagging Guide</a> which has now been updated to reflect not only Functional Class but also Construction class and width.</div><div>I am in the process of preparing a one page reference guide for use in carto-parties and mapathons and by new mappers.</div><div><br></div><div>General changes or clarifications:</div><div>A residential road serves people who live adjacent to it.</div><div>An unclassified road connects settlements and collects traffic from residential roads, tracks, and paths</div><div>A track allows people to access agriculture areas, but not connect to a settlement</div><div>A path can function like an unclassified highway, but is restricted to foot traffic or 2 wheeled vehicles</div><div>Highway = tertiary or secondary may be paved, but not by default.</div><div><br></div><div>Let me know if you have questions or suggestions.</div><div><br></div><div>Emmor</div><div>(Palolo)</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 4:38 PM, john whelan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jwhelan0112@gmail.com" target="_blank">jwhelan0112@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">I seem to recall some one posting recently that following discussion at the SOTM Africa in Uganda 2017 some changes had been made to the wiki.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Could some one highlight these. <br><br>Thanks John<br></div></div>
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