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

[Volker Schmidt]

A cyling or hiking route has to be precise, as many navigation devices use
them to define the course of the hiker or rider takes. If the course
deviates from the signposted one, the hiker or rider will start to have
doubts. Route errors in OSM can have grave consequnces for the end user.

On Sun, 15 Aug 2021, 08:02 Yves via Tagging, <tagging at openstreetmap.org>
wrote:

> In my opinion, a route is something rather abstract. At least more
> abstract than a way on which we tag surface=, smootheness=...
> So when we use a route relation to *model* a route in OSM, the exact model
> we use is not so important as long as the route is mapped properly. The
> 'one feature, one element' is very rhetoric here!
>
> If a hiking relation share the exact same members as another cycling
> relation, the information is there, no need to give a harder time to data
> consumers.
> A highly specialized tool like waymarkedtrail may detects multiple use
> relations, but you can't expect every new player to do the extra work for
> that. Keeping the data simple also helps in seeing the data used more
> widely.
> Regards,
> Yves
>
>
> Le 12 août 2021 20:30:22 GMT+02:00, Robin Burek <robin.burek at gmx.de> a
> écrit :
>>
>> Am 12.08.2021 um 13:02 schrieb Yves via Tagging:
>>
>>> I fully agree on Peter 3rd option.
>>> After all, is it worth mapping a multi-use route as a multi-use route
>>> because the operator made it this way?
>>>
>> I dont agree with that. When there are one Route, that called XY and is
>> designed for hiking and biking? Then there should not be two routes with
>> the name XY.... Then you have two objects for one feature. The route
>> only exists once.....
>> ------------------------------
>> Tagging mailing list
>> Tagging at openstreetmap.org
>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
>>
>> _______________________________________________
> Tagging mailing list
> Tagging at openstreetmap.org
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/attachments/20210815/dd2b940c/attachment.htm>