[Talk-us-massachusetts] highway=service and area=yes

[Lars Ahlzen]

For large paved areas that are not parking lots or pedestrian zones,
perhaps the best way to tag just the surface? I.e:

area=yes
surface=asphalt

That may not render in any particular way on most maps, but at least we're
not tagging (incorrectly) for the renderer. If it's important for the area
to stand out one can always tag the surrounding areas, like I did for
example at the old S. Weymouth naval air station:

http://osm.org/go/ZefVpqn9F-

On the other hand, if the area is in decent condition and meant to be
traveled across, tagging it area=yes, highway=service doesn't seem
unreasonable to me.

- Lars


On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 8:01 PM, Nicholas Davidowicz <
nicholasdavidowicz at gmail.com> wrote:

> I haven't done it much for fear routers might not like it. It does look
> good on the OSM renderer though. Big asphalt area can be very good
> references, from air and ground vehicles, that was my reasoning for mapping
> them.
>
> On Mar 7, 2017 7:52 PM, "Alan & Ruth Bragg" <alan.ruth.bragg at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> ​I'm travelling in the SW and have noticed people mapping driveways as
>> areas for entire neighborhoods.
>> ​Looked a bit weird to me so I searched in MA to see how street areas
>> were being used.
>>
>> I found a good example where Lars ​tied some footways together with
>> highway=footway, area=yes
>> http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/104864046#map=19/42.21536/-70.92431
>> I think his choice in this instance was better than using
>> highway=pedestrian, area=yes
>>
>> Looks good to me and conveys the reality of the site and the routers are
>> not confused.
>>
>> One of our new contributors, ndavidow
>> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/ndavidow> has been using
>>  highway=service,area=yes for large asphalt areas not identified for
>> parking.
>>
>>
>> There is a proposal for area:highway tag at http://wiki.openstreetmap.o
>> rg/wiki/Proposed_features/area:highway
>>
>> After a quick read I wasn't too enthusiastic.
>> Alan
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Lars Ahlzen
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