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Kevin<br>
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Your observation is correct. Especially in open access land where
the definitive line has been lazily drawn with a ruler, but in
general too, I would record where the path is on the ground (if it
can be seen!) and - if I have copyright-free information - I would
add the numbering and legal status to the line on the ground
together with a note to the effect that it does not follow the
definitive line.<br>
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In farmed areas the situation is slightly different as the path on
the ground is sometimes a potential trespass - in such cases it is
important to record that the path is not the legal line of the right
of way (if we know so) and if the legal line is walkable and visible
on the ground I might well also map that with appropriate
annotations. I would myself bear in mind that in farmland the line
of a path on the ground may well never be visible if it is a path
that crosses fields (especially pasture) and not heavily enough used
to be visibly worn (perhaps because it wasn't on OSM??).<br>
<br>
Mike<br>
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On 19:59, Kevin Peat wrote:
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 24 March 2011 16:08, Luke Smith <span
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Good points there - that description is pretty useless without
a map to go with it.<br>
<br>
Previously, I would have argued that in some cases the fact
there was a right of way was important. It's common to see a
PRoW on a map that follows a perfectly straight line across
moorland.<br>
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Dartmoor has some of these rights of way without any actual path
on the ground. I wouldn't want to see these in OSM unless they
could somehow be marked as non-navigable and rendered suitably.
I've always taken the view that, especially in the open access
areas, what's on the ground should be mapped.<br>
<br>
Kevin<br>
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<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
<b><i>Mike Harris</i></b></div>
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