[Talk-ca] Transient roads

[Sam Vekemans]

Hi,
Consider a snowmobile trail that takes the lake route.
(In northern ontario i see this)
Acess is limited because ... Its winter.
In the summer, it becomes a canoing route with portage trails.

If it requires a permit (isnt public access) then it really isnt part
of the 'road network' and 'private' is best.

That said, its more like a free ferry route as it requires a change.
Ie snowtires or sitting in the car.

So my sence is that ice roads should be tagged as a 'route' and
rendered the same way that a ferry route is.
A ferry route ALSO has limited access since its on a schedual & wont
run when the weather is bad.

I hope that helps, the wiki needs to be fixed for that one.

Cheers,
Sam

p.s. There is also a national snowmobile route, does anyone know a
renderer that will show it?


On 2/20/10, James Ewen <ve6srv at gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay, I know we talked about this before, but I can't find an answer
> in my old email.
>
> I'm mapping a road that only exists during the winter months. How do I
> tag it? Access is limited by season, but access tags seem to be aimed
> at who can access, rather than when.
>
> There are a couple references to winter roads in the BC, Alberta, and
> Manitoba wiki pages. Does anyone know of any examples of roads with
> access restrictions based on time/season?
>
> James
> VE6SRV
>
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