[talk-au] NSW Bridal Track

[Josh Marshall]

Australian road tagging guidelines at
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Australian_Tagging_Guidelines/Roads
arguably
override the general OSM guidelines, and they read:

highway=track: "Service and access roads that aren't part of the general
road network. Generally not paved, often not public access for
vehicles."... in rural "Fire trails, forest drives, 4WD tracks, and similar
roads.

highway=unclassified is: "Minor roads that are neither tertiary or
residential roads. Not generally through routes."

Given that, I'd argue =track is the right option.

A tangent, but I'm rather happy that iD _*finally_* fixed their English
description for =track (it included "unmaintained" for a long time; many
were quite annoyed at the original change to include that)... and I can't
find any discussion about why they finally gave in and reverted it! Vested
interest, since it along with =path are likely my two most used, given I
map a lot of bush with fire trails and run/ride singletrack.


On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 at 09:23, cleary <osm at 97k.com> wrote:

>
> The name should not constrain the classification of the highway  (e.g.
> Dowling Track, Ooodnadatta Track). And, as I've commented previously in
> other threads, the DCS NSW Base Map can be quite outdated.
>
> However, a quick look at a YouTube video suggests that the Bridle Track
> should still be tagged as 4WD only (it was signposted as such and probably
> still is). Wikipedia reports that part of the route is new, apparently a
> diversion around the landslide that blocked the old track at Monaghans
> Bluff. I'd prefer not to change the OSM tags etc until someone surveys the
> route.
>
>
>
> On Mon, 20 Feb 2023, at 9:17 PM, Warin wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > This track is now continuous having been closed due to a rock fall and
> > road collapse at Monaghans Bluff.
> >
> >
> > Given the importance of the road and that it is not really a 'track' in
> > the OSM sense (Roads for mostly agricultural or forestry uses) ... and
> > that the DCS Base Map places it at least tertiary level I would think
> > that all of this 'track' be classified in OSM as 'unclassified'.
> >
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
>
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