[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - value 'basic_network' for keys 'network:type', 'lcn' and 'lwn'

Sebastian Gürtler sebastian.guertler at gmx.de
Sun Nov 21 18:34:05 UTC 2021


Am 21.11.21 um 16:39 schrieb Volker Schmidt:
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> On Sun, 21 Nov 2021 at 16:08, Zeke Farwell <ezekielf at gmail.com
> <mailto:ezekielf at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     To me it sounds like this basic network idea is essentially the
>     same as tagging  bicycle=designated on ways.
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> Roughly yes.

No! This is a complete misunderstanding!!! They have no legal
implications for the cyclists. They are really only routes.

> " bicycle <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:bicycle>=designated
> is applied where cycling is not only legal, but object is explicitly
> designated for use by cyclists."
> In many European countries this corresponds to the round blue road
> signs. In addition there are other roads that are particularly
> suitable for bicycles by virtue of the exclusion or restriction of
> other types of vehicular traffic or by virtue of the road layout. I
> would add to that also suitable crossings, in order to make to
> complete connectivity.
>
> This is the point I was trying to make earlier, the basic network
> roads can be found by navigation/routing devices by filtering - we
> don't need relations for that.
>
In the consequences: These routes can't be reconstructed by any
filtering at all if not specially tagged.

Sebastian


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