[Tagging] Layer and highway=steps

[Volker Schmidt]

"layer" is not relevant here. The "layer" tag is only used to indicate the
relative vertical position of the object with respect to other objects. So
steps would only have a layer tag if they are crossing another way, but not
connecting to it.

To indicate the up or down direction of steps, you can use the tag
incline=up|down. There is no default direction of steps, as far a I know.

Your question may refer to the "level" tag. In that case your steps are
connecting different floor levels of a building. I would not assign a
"level" tag value to a stair that connects the first floor (level=1) with
the second floor (level=2) of a building.

Volker

On 2 July 2016 at 12:28, Bjoern Hassler <bjohas+mw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> What is the consensus on the  layer tag for steps?
>
> In the direction of the way, steps should normally run uphill/upwards, say
> from layer=-2 to layer=-1.
>
> Should the steps be tagged with layer=-2 or layer=-1? Or both (using
> different tags)?
>
> Thanks,
> Bjoern
>
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