[Tagging] Is tracktype=grade1 surface=compacted a valid combination?

[Jeroen Hoek]

On 13-09-2022 09:41, Volker Schmidt wrote:
> I used to use tracktype=grade1 on well maintained roads and cycle ways 
> with surface=fine_gravel and smoothness=good, but have given in to the 
> nagging of th JOSM validator, unhappily. There are thousands of unpaved 
> roads in places as different as the Baltic countries and Africa that 
> have no asphalt, but clearly "grade1" surfaces made of other materials.
> Many asphalt roads in my area are clearly not grade1 due to lack of 
> maintenance and/or bad substructure.

Lots of badly maintained or simply old paved tracks on farmer's private 
land too. Definitely not grade1.

In the end it's fine for mappers to vary slightly, as long as the basic 
essence of this five point scale is maintained. Usually (the keyword 
here) that means paved tracks in good repair are grade1, but I won't 
presume to be knowledgeable about what makes a grade1 track in 
localities with hardly any rain or snow. In that sense the edit on the 
wiki may be a tad too strict, but probably fine as a rough guideline.