[OSM-talk] Map Features tagging question

[Andy Robinson]

I'd just tag those as "footway". That's what I've been doing for all the
well trodden paths across land I turn up

Cheers

Andy

Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk 
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>bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Nick Whitelegg
>Sent: 19 July 2006 10:10
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>Subject: [OSM-talk] Map Features tagging question
>
>I'm trying to decide how to use the Map Features tagging scheme to
>distinguish
>between different types of path in the New Forest. For three of the four
>broad path types, I've got some sensible tags but for the fourth, I'm a
>little unsure as to what to use.
>
>The New Forest is unlike most countryside areas in that there are no rights
>of
>way as such, but a lot of permissive, unofficial tracks. To my mind there
>are
>four categories:
>
>1. The signed cycle paths, almost universally gravel tracks (the 'new
>forest
>cycle path' in osmeditor2):
>foot=permissive; horse=permissive; bicycle=permissive; highway=unsurfaced
>
>(Note that I use 'highway=unsurfaced' to denote gravel tracks or similar,
>both
>in and out of the New Forest)
>
>2. Other gravel tracks not accessible to bikes (the 'new forest track' in
>osmeditor2)
>foot=permissive; horse=permissive; highway=unsurfaced
>
>3. Main paths, very well defined but definitely paths, not tracks:
>foot=permissive; horse=permissive; highway=bridleway
>
>4. Paths which are definitely recognisable as paths (not fire breaks, deer
>tracks, rough/churned up forestry tracks, etc) but narrower than 3.
>
>With this category the question is what to do with the 'highway' tag. I
>want
>something to distinguish the fact that it's a *narrow* path. I had two
>ideas:
>
>highway=small_path
>
>or
>
>highway=bridleway; width=narrow
>
>Any comments on this?
>
>Thanks,
>Nick
>
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