[Talk-GB] Highways Leading to Farms and single residential properties in rural areas

woollac at hotmail.com woollac at hotmail.com
Tue Mar 12 06:53:03 UTC 2013


I tend to use the combination of service/driveway, for roads that lead to residential buildings or farm houses, even when they have other farm buildings around them.   Tracks i tend to use for "roads" that go just to barns, farm out buildings, or to fields.  

Jason (Unieagle)

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Dudley Ibbett <dudleyibbett at hotmail.com> wrote:

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>This may be a matter of style but it seems that both Highway=Service and Highway=Track are used for the access highways to farms and also residential properties in rural areas.  I must admit I was using High=Track based on whether it was paved (tarmac) or not.  i.e. tarmac would suggest Highway=Service but looking closer at the wiki it appears that Highway=Service isn't dependent on this.  It would also appear that there has been an import (source tag) that has tagged Highway=Service in some areas for Farm access.
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>Is there a correct answer for this or is it a matter of mapping style?  I am leaning towards using Highway=Service for these and keeping Highway=Track for "tracks" that link from fields to farms or roads to fields (i.e. not from roads to farmyards or residential properties).  It would seem to suggest this in the wiki on Track.  The wiki would also suggest the use of Service=Driveway when using Highway=Service.
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>Has anyone come to a conclusion on this?
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>Many Thanks
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>Dudley
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