[Tagging] Mapping cave tunnels passable by human

[André Pirard]

On 2014-08-14 11:08, Janko Mihelić wrote :
> Well first, tunnel=yes is obviously wrong. We need to replace this
> with cave=yes. Other than that, I have no problems with this. If a
> cave has two cave entrances, then information that they are connected
> by footpaths is valuable information.
>
> Janko
Obviously?  Regarding paths and waterways, especially ones fitted up for
tourism, I wonder...
> A *tunnel* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel> is an underground or
> underwater passageway, enclosed except for entrance and exit, commonly
> at each end.
>
> *tunnel* <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tunnel>=* is used for
> roads, railway line, canals etc that run underground (in tunnel
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Tunnel>).
>
> A *cave* or *cavern* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave> is a hollow
> place in the ground,^[1]
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave#cite_note-1> ^[2]
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave#cite_note-2> especially natural
> underground space large enough for a human to enter.

André.


> 2014-08-14 7:29 GMT+02:00 Mateusz Konieczny <matkoniecz at gmail.com
> <mailto:matkoniecz at gmail.com>>:
>
>     I added to http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Cave#Tagging_in_OSM how
>     these may be mapped ("tunnels that are available for humans but
>     closed for typical
>     tourists may be mapped as highway=path with tunnel=yes and
>     access=private,
>     and routes available for tourists as highway=footway
>     (highway=steps) with
>     tunnel=yes").
>
>     I think that it is an obvious idea, but wiki claimed that "At the
>     moment there just a
>     tag to map the entrance to a cave." despite fact that existing
>     tags fit well.
>
>     I am pretty sure that it is a good idea, but maybe there is some
>     superior scheme or
>     I missed something.
>
>     Example of cave tagged this way is available at
>     http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.17416&mlon=19.80670#map=18/50.17416/19.80670
>
>     I wonder about adding something that would denote that way is part
>     of cave,
>     maybe natural=cave_tunnel?
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