<div dir="ltr">In SA, there are a number of "Unmade Road Reserves". Where it gets a bit interesting is when someone either illegally fences it off; or applies for it to be transferred to them via something like Roads (Opening and Closing) Regulations 2021.<br><div><br>Generally, I've mapped these were there is a path, track or similar made by people, and where there are gates/restrictions/similar; modelled what is seen on the ground + left a note/sent email to various councils, who tend to be terrible at replying.<br><br>You<i> could</i> map some of these as "highway: proposed" but there may not be much value in it, since a lot of these have been around for decades and never turned into roads or other access because it is impractical.<br><br>The UK has a similar problem.<br><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Access_provisions_in_the_United_Kingdom">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Access_provisions_in_the_United_Kingdom</a><br></div><div><a href="https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/35408/rights-of-way-mapping-united-kingdom">https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/35408/rights-of-way-mapping-united-kingdom</a><br></div><div><br><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 5:15 PM Adam Horan <<a href="mailto:ahoran@gmail.com">ahoran@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">When comparing satellite imagery and various maps on Vic Maps, you can find what seem to be road corridors that don't have roads in them. (I'm looking on <a href="https://vic.digitaltwin.terria.io/" target="_blank">https://vic.digitaltwin.terria.io/</a> and <a href="https://mapshare.vic.gov.au/mapsharevic/" target="_blank">https://mapshare.vic.gov.au/mapsharevic/</a> and when you show parcel data you can see these linear areas that extend off the end of roads, usually in rural areas. These linear areas do not show parcel information, unlike the surrounding blocks)<div><br></div><div>They tend to be visible in sat imagery too as scrubby or rougher land compared to the fields and paddocks around them.</div><div><br></div><div>I would love to be able to legally (and safely) use these as walking and running routes in my surrounding countryside, and also allow others to do so. They're attractive as they're traffic free.</div><div><br></div><div>I'll link to some examples below, but I'll ask my questions here:</div><div>1. How can I validate if these are unbuilt roads, and how can I check what the access is?</div><div>1a. I guess as these aren't main roads that they belong to the local council?</div><div>2. If a path is already present then I can map that as a simple path, but how could I map and tag the land?</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Adam<br><br>Example 1 :
Lambert Road, Pearcedale<br><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/-38.1829/145.2334" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/-38.1829/145.2334</a></div><div>If you look on VicMap you can see the corridor extends to the west to meet with Middle Road.</div><div><a href="https://vic.digitaltwin.terria.io/#share=s-2TIhhoK5rNdNfc4m2WxVtMMraiG" target="_blank">https://vic.digitaltwin.terria.io/#share=s-2TIhhoK5rNdNfc4m2WxVtMMraiG</a><br><a href="https://www.bing.com/maps?cp=-38.182821%7E145.233097&lvl=17.8&style=h" target="_blank">https://www.bing.com/maps?cp=-38.182821%7E145.233097&lvl=17.8&style=h</a><br></div><div>This one seems pretty clear to me as there's a nice clear wooded line, when I recently passed this on Middle Rd you could see an unfenced section.</div><div><br></div><div>Example 2 : NW extension of 'Favorite Hill Rd' to North Road</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/-38.17566/145.23470" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/-38.17566/145.23470</a><br></div><div><a href="https://vic.digitaltwin.terria.io/#share=s-5PIrhAi6EP5M1ivchIyH9lfyGxF" target="_blank">https://vic.digitaltwin.terria.io/#share=s-5PIrhAi6EP5M1ivchIyH9lfyGxF</a><br></div><div><a href="https://www.bing.com/maps?cp=-38.174379%7E145.236276&lvl=17.3&style=h" target="_blank">https://www.bing.com/maps?cp=-38.174379%7E145.236276&lvl=17.3&style=h</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>This one is visible on sat imagery, however it does seem to be fenced off from the established road.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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