[Tagging] How to tag recreational route with multiple route types?

Dave F davefoxfac63 at btinternet.com
Thu Aug 12 17:27:58 UTC 2021


On 12/08/2021 14:19, Andy Townsend wrote:
> On 12/08/2021 11:52, Peter Elderson wrote:
>>
>> I can think of three options:
>> ...
>>
>> 2. multiple values for network: network=nwn;ncn
>> This would work, but requires adapting tools and applications. Maybe 
>> induces name "localization", because it may be the same route but the 
>> name could differ, e.g.: "Limes hiking trail" vs "Limes cycling trail".
>> ...
>
>
> There are a few examples in the UK, so I added support for things like 
> "network=ncn;nhn;nwn" to map.atownsend.org.uk : 
> https://map.atownsend.org.uk/maps/map/map.html#zoom=15&lat=54.07759&lon=-2.19974 
> .
>
> Waymarked trails also supports it - see e.g. 
> https://riding.waymarkedtrails.org/#?map=13!54.0752!-2.2093 .
>
> In the UK at least the name for these doesn't tend to vary by mode.  
> The Pennine Bridleway in the example above is the Pennine Bridleway 
> whether you're riding a horse or a bike, or walking: 
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/50288 .  Also for the avoidance 
> of doubt in England and Wales the name "bridleway" doesn't imply 
> "horse only", and nor does the legal designation.
>

I'm struggling to comprehend the point of this.
The *whole* point of route relations was there could be multiple but 
*separate* routes over the same ways.





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