[Talk-GB] Tracks and there place in society

[Richard Fairhurst]

Ben Robbins wrote:
> Also, I have no idea how to take this to talk-gb, except by simply
> replying there not here, and breaking up a string of responses.  I did
> however justify why it's here, which your welcome to read.  I'm still
> struggling some what with getting these replies in the right place, so
> sorry about that.

I find nabble.com is really good for being able to follow threaded
discussions on the OSM lists without having ten tons of messages dumped in
your inbox every day. :) I've crossposted this to talk-gb so you can reply
there.

> So to get back on track, and I think the answer is clear.  There is no way
> to get a byway on a track to render as a byway on a track on either mapnik
> or osmarender.  Is that correct?  And if so, does the current tagging
> scehem simply require a render change to allow this

Yep.

The tag "highway=byway" has fallen out of use. It doesn't really make
sense to anyone outside the UK.

Instead, in the UK, those of us who like tagging byways tend to add
"designation=restricted_byway" or "designation=byway_open_to_all_traffic"
(which are the two legal categories, and imply access) to a more physical
tag - usually "highway=bridleway" or "highway=track".

So if you wanted a map that highlights byways, you'd just need to make
sure that the stylesheet noticed those tags and chose the rendering
occasionally. I _think_ Nick W's Freemap does this already. Personally I
think it's fairly unlikely for either Mapnik or Osmarender, because
they're worldwide stylesheets. But you can always ask!

cheers
Richard