[Talk-GB] Confirmation of Rights of Way tags

[Nick Whitelegg]

One comment I will make on the tagging wiki page is that I think in the vast majority of cases, one can assume that a yellow arrow without the text "public footpath" *is* indeed a public footpath.
There might be a few cases where there's a yellow-colour-coded nature trail in a country park, but these are in a minority. Certainly in open farmland, moorland, etc yellow arrows are almost certain to be footpaths (and blue, bridleways).

I have used the designation tag in these cases many, many times.

I think it's better to make the assumption than have an incomplete map where many designation tags are missing. If it's then later discovered *not* to be a right of way, the designation tag can always be removed.

Nick

-----Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com> wrote: -----
To: Gregory Marler <nomoregrapes at googlemail.com>, Talk-GB <talk-gb at openstreetmap.org>
From: Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com>
Date: 04/02/2014 11:21PM
Subject: [Talk-GB] Confirmation of Rights of Way tags

Hi,

Just to confirm, the tags for a right of way are described at

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UK_access_provisions#Public_Rights_of_Way
 
Basically, if its on the ground AND in the councils definitive map as a right of way then use designation=public_footpath (or public_bridleway, etc). You can also use this if it is on the ground AND signposted as such. For other paths you can use suspected:designation=public_footpath or suspected:designation=row, and we will aim to get these followed up before 2026.
 
Rob
 
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