[OSM-newbies] Footpaths

[Bob Cox]

On Tue, 2008-05-20 at 21:16 +0100, Stephen Gower wrote:
> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 08:50:39PM +0100, Bob Cox wrote:
> > Some advice on how to show major footpaths, in this case the Avon Valley
> > Path. On Ordnance Survey maps it is marked separately to other paths and
> > roads. Is this the way it should be done or should it be merged into
> > roads where it accesses them? Or is there some other way to do it?
> 
>   I think this is a job for relations -
>   http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Relations/Routes is a
>   pretty well formed proposal on how to do this, and the Bike Route
>   variation on this is already in general use as it is rendered on
>   the Cycle Map at http://www.GravityStorm.co.uk/osm
>   
So if I read this correctly I would add the tags route = hiking and name
= Avon Valley Path, but it isn't being rendered on anything at the
moment--or anytime?

-- 
Bob Cox -- coxb at lpi.org.uk
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