[Tagging] hiking route from= and to= tags

[Peter Elderson]

I think from and to, as currently used in routes, are labels for end users
and operators, not exact geolocations.

from=<named or labeled point> to=<named or labeled point>.


Vr gr Peter Elderson


Op vr 2 jul. 2021 om 14:51 schreef Dave F via Tagging <
tagging at openstreetmap.org>:

>
>
> On 25/06/2021 21:24, michael spreng wrote:
> > Hi everybody
> >
> > I am changing the Swiss hiking network page
> > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Switzerland/HikingNetwork trying to
> > resolve some confusion. See
> > http://lists.openstreetmap.ch/pipermail/talk-ch/2021-June/010972.html
>
> I didn't comprehend any of the ===Recommended tagging=== section. Do you
> have an example?
>
> > One part is aimed at a source of conflict that came up from time to
> > time: The name tag on unnamed base network routes. Some mappers delete
> > the names because the segments do not have names. Others add a name to
> > every single relation in all of Switzerland. The Swiss base hiking
> > network has good directions signs, but the segments are not named.
> > (There are also named and numbered routes on top of the base network,
> > but not covering it).
> >
> > But knowing the start and end of each segment (which was used as the
> > name) helps maintaining the hiking network.
>
> How does adding from & to ensure the route will be updated to maintain
> its accuracy?
>
> >   So the change will add the
> > from=* and to=* tags to the Swiss wiki page to map the start and end
> > place. That way, the name tag does not get misused,
>
> How does adding from & to protect the name tag from misuse?
>
>
> OSM is geospatially aware. From & To add no real value. In examples I've
> seen they're far to vague. to=London, for example. To be of any use my
> local NCN should be tagged to=just by the gate, around the back of the
> industrial unit. However as I stated, it's not required as that can been
> seen by looking at the route on the actual *map*.
>
> DaveF
>
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