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I've been one to argue the case for the use of track (instead of
service) in the open public lands of the US. I don't think that
necessarily extends to minor access ways in cemeteries and golf
courses.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/25/21 10:48 AM, Joseph Eisenberg
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Is it appropriate to use highway=track for minor
access ways in parks, allotments, recreation grounds,
cemeteries, and golf courses?<br>
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I've just updated the highway=track page after there was a long
discussion by US based mappers and addition of a USA-specific
section. <br>
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It appears that the debatable uses of highway=track in the USA
are the same issues that I've seen in Europe and Indonesia, so
I've re-written a couple sections of the page to mention that
the tag can be used for roads to access areas for firefighting,
hunting, fishing, birdwatching, gathering mushrooms, and so on,
in addition to logging and agriculture, and that they can be
used for purely recreational purposes. There is now also a
section about debatable usage (e.g. for any unpaved road, or for
any rough/slippery road, things which can be specified with
surface=, tracktype= and smoothness= however).<br>
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One question that is not clear globally is if use of
highway=track for minor access ways in parks, allotments,
recreation grounds, cemeteries, and golf courses is correct as
similar to agricultural, forestry and recreational use, or if it
is more appropriate to use highway=service.<br>
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It seems this is done commonly in parts of the USA and I've seen
it in Poland and some places in Germany too, but there also seem
to be mappers who consider it incorrect tagging.<br>
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-- Joseph Eisenberg<br>
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