[HOT] H.O.T OSM manual and learning OSM in Uganda

[Joseph Reeves]

"A gate is a section in a
wall<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:barrier%3Dwall>or
fence <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:barrier%3Dfence> which can
be opened to allow or restrict access. They are usually made of wood or
metal."

Looks fine to me. Perhaps the gate could be tagged as allowing /
restricting access to foot traffic only? Would just be a case of adding a
couple more tags. I don't see where the confusion comes from. if anything,
it's the wiki and it's fiddlers that are out of sync here.

Douglas, thanks for the links to the work you're doing - it looks
fantastic. Congratulations on fostering such a productive community.
Hopefully some Potlatch2 documentation will be available shortly as it
remains a legitimate and powerful editing tool that provides a low barrier
of entry. Is there anything that you've been teaching people that could be
placed in Google documents or similar? We could have a look at working on
something and submitting it to the existing OSM documentation.

All best, Joseph




2011/12/13 Pierre Béland <infosbelas-gps at yahoo.fr>

> **
> the tag [barrier=gate] is for roadways. see
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:barrier%3Dgate
>
> I dont think that we should tag entrances
> gates to properties (house + garden). I think that this creates confusion.
>
> **
> *Pierre Béland *
>
>
> ------------------------------
>  >> En 13/12/11 15:32, Pierre Béland escribiu:
> >> Douglas,
> >>
> >> What is the signification of all the tags [barrier=gate] that whe see on
> >> the map ?
>
>  > 2011-12-13  14:22:42, Rafael Avila Coya
> > They look to be entrances to properties (house + garden)
>  > Rafael Avila.
>  >
> > http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=0.29531&lon=32.61574&zoom=17&layers=M
> > http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=0.29531&lon=32.61574&zoom=17&layers=M
>
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