<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 3:57 PM Brian M. Sperlongano <<a href="mailto:zelonewolf@gmail.com">zelonewolf@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">The usage of the tag highway=track is controversial. Through<br>
discussion with both US-based and foreign mappers, it is apparent that<br>
this tag is used differently in the US than it is in the rest of the<br>
world. Further, the usage in the US appears to be different from how<br>
it is documented on the OSM wiki[1].<br>
<br>
The wiki description is "roads for mostly agricultural use, forest tracks etc."<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Around me highway=track is usually associated with some logging roads located in the mountains. But not exclusively. Some logging roads are added as unclassified. While they mostly serve as roads for logging trucks they have other uses. Most of the logging roads have a metal gate blocking access although only a few have been mapped. The companies logging in the area put up gates to protect their forests. Some farms the roads to the fields are tagged as service and others as track. For agriculture use I could go either way.</div><div><br></div><div>For a while people were showing logging roads as service since their purpose was to pull logs out of the forest. I haven't seen much of that recently. </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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In the US, the 2007 TIGER import assigned highway=track to CFCC code<br>
A51, which is described as "Vehicular trail, road passable only by 4WD<br>
vehicle, unseparated".<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Apparently around me Census never got the memo. They added logging roads as residential. My county has been pretty much cleaned up but there is much more to be done. </div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Clifford</div></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>@osm_washington<br></div><div><a href="https://www.snowandsnow.us" target="_blank">www.snowandsnow.us</a></div><div>OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>