[talk-au] Deletion of walking tracks/paths

[forster at ozonline.com.au]

Hi

Out in the middle of nowhere I would use path unless there was an  
explicit prohibition of bicycles.

But I could be wrong

Tony

> Thanks folks,
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> OK ? It would be good to clarify that as the vast majority of the   
> ?bushwalking? track network in Tasmania is path but I am also seeing  
>  strange footway out the middle of nowhere (ie Eastern Arthurs,  
> Hartz  Mountains). I did suspect that footway is being used more  
> where  there is infrastructure but that will also be an issue as  
> something  like the Overland Track or the Southcoast will get split  
> from path  to footway everywhere there is some infrastructure.
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> I might even start compiling some images of track infrastructure so   
> it can be nailed down before I start a QA across the network.
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> I will also do a scan across other bushwalking areas around the country.
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> Cheers - Phil
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> From: Andrew Harvey <andrew.harvey4 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2022 9:54 PM
> To: talk OSM Australian List <Talk-au at openstreetmap.org>
> Subject: Re: [talk-au] Deletion of walking tracks/paths
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> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 at 17:56, Phil Wyatt <phil at wyatt-family.com   
> <mailto:phil at wyatt-family.com> > wrote:
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> Just a quick thing I noticed ? the main tagging page says not to use  
>  do not use  <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway>   
> highway= <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dfootway>  
>  footway and the preference is    
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway> highway=   
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dpath> path, but   
> the walking track page mentions that tag regularly ? what is the   
> differentiation?
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> That part may be controversial, but I've documented it based on my   
> view which is highway=footway is for paths built for/intended for   
> use mostly by people on foot and highway=path is a generic path with  
>  no clear intended mode, but not wide enough for cars.
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> So a hiking track is specifically for walking so highway=footway   
> with this view.
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> An alternative view is that highway=footway is for urban paths, and   
> remote bushwalking tracks should be highway=path, but I think that   
> view is outdated now.
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> On Thu, 27 Jan 2022 at 21:32, <forster at ozonline.com.au   
> <mailto:forster at ozonline.com.au> > wrote:
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> Hi
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> I assumed that
> highway=footway is a path mainly for pedestrians that may or may not
> allow bicycles
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> highway=cycleway is a path mainly for cyclists that may or may not
> allow pedestrians
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> and highway=path is not saying anything about allowed transport modes
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> For me it's not really about the allowed transport modes, that still  
>  remains best tagged explicitly with foot=*, bicycle=*, etc. but   
> which is the main mode it was built for/designed for/actively in use  
>  for.
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> At the end of the day, it's probably all for nothing, do data   
> consumers really distinguish highway=footway from highway=path?
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