[Tagging] Route maintenance tagging

[Andy Townsend]

On 19/07/2018 07:50, Peter Elderson wrote:
> I would like some thoughts on the idea of tagging route maintenance. 
> Long hiking & cycling routes need regular maintenance. On the road, of 
> course, which is not our problem, but as a consequence they need 
> re-surveying and adapting the route relations to reality.

What do you mean by "maintenance" here?  It could mean many things:

o Making sure that the route in OSM still matches the route on the 
ground (diversions etc.).

o Making sure that the route on the ground is actually navigable (e.g. a 
section of a walking route near me has suffered a landslip).

o Making sure that the route markers on the ground are mapped in OSM 
(and updating OSM where they have disappeared)

o Making sure that the route is still contiguous in OSM (sometimes if 
someone deletes and remaps an area they'll forget to readd a way to the 
route)

Best Regards,

Andy