[talk-au] When is a road, not a road?

[Warin]

On 22-Dec-16 03:59 PM, Warren wrote:
> I suspect the answer to this question  is simple.
>
> Following Sam Wilson's post about the data sources available for 
> Western Australian Roads, and using Sam's approach I have begun adding 
> and checking road names in WA.  In  the area that I am currently 
> working there are a number of named "roads" on  OSM (usually Highway: 
> unclassified), that do not appear on the Main roads data.
>
> If a road is not on the Main roads database does it automatically 
> become a named track (Highway: Track)    ?

I'd leave it alone... someone thinks otherwise ... contact them for 
their view.

The 'Main roads database' may not include roads maintained by local 
councils ... that does not make them OSM 'highway=track'.