[Tagging] RFC new role value for recreational routes

Peter Elderson pelderson at gmail.com
Thu Aug 12 13:19:21 UTC 2021


Any objections?

Peter Elderson


Op di 10 aug. 2021 om 21:47 schreef Peter Elderson <pelderson at gmail.com>:

> I am in a discussion with French mappers of hiking routes (GR).
> They are completing and correcting all GR's in France, and creating QA
> tooling and a presentation site.
>
> They need a solution for sections of long trails which require a transfer.
> By train, by cable car, by ferry. I would like to add: a solution that
> works for all recreational routes.
>
> This solution should enable data users to query for (routes containing)
> such sections; to calculate length (distance) including and excluding such
> sections. And in the first place, such sections should be allowed in the
> routes, even if the transport mode differs from the rest of the route.
>
> Proposed solution
> I propose a new role value. for
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Roles_for_recreational_route_relations
> role *transfer* A transfer section, signposted or otherwise indicated as
> a regular part of the route. The traveler is transferred by a different
> means of transport e.g. cable car, train or boat from the end of one
> section to the beginning of the next.
>
> As with the other roles, this role can be applied to way members and/or to
> relation members. Data users can decide how to deal with sections with this
> role with regard to filtering, rendering, data presentation, computing
> length and elevation profiles, routing.
>
> Voting? I'd rather not...
> Since it's only a niche role value, my preference would be to discuss
> the proposed new value here and then add it to the wiki, unless there are
> significant objections.Then I will bring it to the attention of relevant
> developers of tools, renderers and communities.
>
> Peter Elderson
>
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