[Talk-GB] Ordnance Survey Public Sector Mapping Agreement

[SomeoneElse]

On 24/03/2011 17:13, Kevin Peat wrote:
> On 24 March 2011 16:56, Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com 
> <mailto:eda at waniasset.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     You could use something like
>
>        designation=public_footpath
>        highway=no
>        note=Although a right of way, there is no path on the ground.
>
>
> Would work I guess. The only problem is that if there is no path on 
> the ground the only way you can easily map them is by copying from the 
> OS, so a no go.

There's also the case where line of the "official" footpath (as 
indicated by markers at the field edge) doesn't match the path cut in 
the crop to help you get across.  There's an example of that near me:

http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.18575&lon=-1.33951&zoom=17&layers=M

The path marked by the farmer is the "sensible" one that you'd actually 
want to use, but doesn't match what's marked by the "public footpath" 
signposts (which is also what's on the OS's maps).

Cheers,
Andy

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