Paul,<br><br>Thanks for the reminder about the US Tagging page, I forgot to add it to my watchlist in the wiki and it's definitely grown since my last read-through.<br><br>Regarding the whole road vs. track vs. path debate, I think the only way of resolving the whole track/tracktype (<a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tracktype" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tracktype</a>) issue is to allow each country's mappers to decide how to deal with that particular tag.<br>
<br>Since we're revisiting the issue at the moment, I'd like to propose re-opening the track and tracktype pages for RFC and create a US usage standard for both keys. Does anyone else feel like seconding this?<br>
<br>Thanks,<br>Chris<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Paul Fox <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us">pgf@foxharp.boston.ma.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">dale wrote:<br>
> I have been reading thru these posts and havn't seen a consensus/summary<br>
> yet. In my view it should be reasonably straight forward based on the tags<br>
> we have. The point is to describe what is actually there.<br>
><br>
> highway= is for the type of road regardless of condition. A paved surface<br>
> is assumed unless otherwise stated.<br>
> If it does not have a name (and thus no addresses), it should be a track.<br>
> This would typically be a 1 lane (total) or possible wide enough for 2.<br>
> This probably assumes an unpaved surface by default.<br>
><br>
> See also Tracktype= for further track classification.<br>
> <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tracktype" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tracktype</a><br>
><br>
> Surface= is for describing the condition of the road when it does not match<br>
> the assumed default. Unpaved works but isn't that descriptive. Gravel,<br>
> dirt ect. would be a better choice.<br>
><br>
> Access= if it needs to be tagged private or other than full public access.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>thank you for this summary.<br>
<br>
i think you'd be doing future versions of this thread a service<br>
by somehow integrating this into the text at:<br>
<a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_States_roads_tagging#Other_Roads" target="_blank">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_States_roads_tagging#Other_Roads</a><br>
which is similar, but slightly different, and certainly not as complete.<br>
<br>
(i'd do it, but i've already proved myself as unqualified to deal with<br>
the true subtleties of tagging...)<br>
<br>
paul<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> If there are further situations that need to be tagged, we probably want to<br>
> either apply more tags to clarify the conditions, or better yet create a new<br>
> subset of tags for specific use. I'm thinking of someone wanting to start<br>
> tagging offroad trails for bikes, or 4wheel drive ect. I would think<br>
> because of the narrowed focus of something like that it should be well<br>
> separate from what most cars can drive. Sort of an oxymoron off-road<br>
> roads.... :)<br>
><br>
> And as usual if other applications do not use the tags right, we need to<br>
> e-mail the authors and ask for a change to fit the tags. I'm sure they<br>
> prefer that to digging in the wiki to see if someone started using something<br>
> new/different.<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Dale Puch<br>
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