[Openstreetmap] Extending GPX to include track type information?

[Schuyler Erle]

* On 20-Mar-2005 at  5:45AM PST, Nick Whitelegg said:
> 
> The problem is GPX does not allow specification of track segment types. I'm 
> getting round this by using GPX's ability to add extensions within the 
> <extensions> tag, and adding a table of segment types, and start and end 
> trackpoints, within the extensions  tag ,,,

I think that's reasonable. I would use a textual definition, but
other than that, I think the extension you describe could be easily
parsed and joined to the tracks by a GPX-capable SAX parser. Why not
go for it, and publish a spec if you do. (But think about those
textual definitions, eh?) ;-)

SDE