[Talk-GB] NT paths in OSM

[Rob Nickerson]

Hi Ian,

Good that you identified OSM as a key part in this project.

As noted on the forum, you probably want to avoid adding access=yes. The
access tags (access, vehicle, motor_vehicle foot, etc) are a hierarchy as
shown in the diagram linked below. Adding access=yes would imply that all
other access types down the hierarchy are also yes unless explicitly set to
some other value.

Generally I would recommend adding the designation tag (the legal status)
and only adding access tags if you know them 100% on a case by case basis.
The example here is whether a path can be used by cyclists. These tend to
be on a case by case basis and are not necessarily implied by the right of
way.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Access_hierarchy_simple2.png

Best regards,
Rob

P.s. anyone know why that access hierarchy is not on the English wiki page?
It's so much easier to grasp than text alone.
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