[Tagging] Help explain the difference between path and track
Mateusz Konieczny
matkoniecz at tutanota.com
Tue Jun 9 22:45:00 UTC 2020
Jun 9, 2020, 21:53 by bradhaack at fastmail.com:
> It already says this:
> "Some > highway <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>> => track> are used for various leisure activities - hiking, cycling, or as jeep/ATV trails. "
> on the track wiki. > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dtrack
>
> I propose changing the path page from this:
> "If a path is wide enough for 4-wheel-vehicles (wider than 2 m), and it is not legally signposted or otherwise only allowed for pedestrians, cyclists or horseriders, it is often better tagged as a > highway <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>> => track <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dtrack>> or > highway <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>> => service <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dservice>> . "
>
> to this:
> "If a path is wide enough for 4-wheel-vehicles (wider than 2 m), it is often better tagged as a > highway <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>> => track <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dtrack>> or > highway <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>> => service <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dservice>> . "
>
> > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dpath
>
Many highway=path are 2m+ and not used as access to fields or for forestry use.
And if something is used as access to fields or for forestry use and car-sized vehicle
can fit there it already fulfills definition of a track.
> To clarify, we could change the track page from this:
> "This > tag <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag>> represents roads for mostly agricultural use, forest tracks etc.; often unpaved (unsealed) but may apply to paved tracks as well, that are suitable for > two> -track vehicles, such as tractors or jeeps."
> to this:
> "This > tag <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag>> represents roads for agricultural use, forest tracks, > recreation> , etc.; often unpaved (unsealed) but may apply to paved tracks as well, that are suitable for > two> -track vehicles, such as tractors or jeeps. "
>
I am not convinced that starting to tag larger cycleways as highway=track would be improvement.
I deeply dislike entire concept of highway=track (IMHO it is a big mistake together with highway=path),
but this would make it even worse.
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