[Talk-GB] Data licenses, surveys, and disagreements with signs on the ground.

[nathan case]

Hi Chris,

It looks like the path is in South Gloucestershire - in which case, according to https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contributors#Public_Rights_of_Way_Data_from_local_councils the data has been made available for use in OSM. 

According to the council's data and map (http://www.outdoorswest.org.uk/map/) it is  indeed a public bridleway. 

Robert's PRoW status page is also showing it as a public bridleway KW 72 (https://osm.mathmos.net/prow/progress/south-gloucs/-/kingswood/). 

As for the on-the-ground confusion, I'd recommend contacting the council's PRoW team (https://www.southglos.gov.uk/transport-and-streets/transport/public-rights-of-way/footpaths-leisure-walks-bridleways-horse-riding-routes-and-byways/) they'll be able to confirm the status and update on ground signage if needed.

Hope that helps!

Nathan

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Hodges <chris at c-hodges.co.uk> 
Sent: 10 January 2021 19:10
To: Talk GB <talk-gb at openstreetmap.org>
Subject: [Talk-GB] Data licenses, surveys, and disagreements with signs on the ground.

A track in Conham Riverside Park
(https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/8453995 ) has a fixme "this is signed as footpath but OS show it as a bridleway".  I can confirm the sign on the ground at the road end says public footpath, and there's a stile.


However Rowmaps and MapThePaths (which I believe use the same dataset as each other) show it as a bridleway.  I'd update on that basis but MapThePaths says "Public bridleway, ref KW 72/10 License: Not OSM compatible".  The route was presumably mapped by survey, but does the incompatible license mean we can't even use the designation?


The council have put bike racks at the bottom, which I've just added, but the path along the riverbank is definitely open to cyclists at least those of us who can handle the mud so that's not much of a guide.  (I've also added the steps to give access to the river - it's a popular swimming spot even in winter.)

Chris


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