[Talk-GB] Advice please: Goat tracks in mountain areas

[Phil Endecott]

Andy Townsend wrote:
>   * If you find maps and apps that misrepresent the path, or show it to
>     a readership that probably shouldn't be encouraged to use it, then
>     perhaps let OSM's Data Working Group know via email to
>     data at openstreetmap.org

As someone who is potentially "misrepresenting" this path,
what advice would the DWG offer me? Note that I'm one of the
main consumers of OSM path data in the UK and I'm right here
on this list...

> ** Currently the tags that you've added to 
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/982094029 have made it disappear from 
> https://map.atownsend.org.uk/maps/map/map.html#zoom=16&lat=53.07435&lon=-4.07194 
> (disclaimer - my site) which is entirely correct.

Andy, could you share exactly what rules you are using to achieve that?
Are you using trail_visibility? Is that in combination with something
else?

I've just done an overpass turbo query to look for trail_visibility=horrible
and it includes the main path from the summit of Scafell Pike to
Mickledoor. It's not shown on your map. Even if that path were difficult
to see on the ground (which I don't think it is), I believe it should
still be shown on the map; in fact, a route that's difficult to see on
the ground is exactly the situation where a map showing where the correct
route goes is most useful.


Regards, Phil.