[OSM-talk] Map Features tagging question

[tgomas]

> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Nick Whitelegg [mailto:nick at hogweed.org]
> >
> >On Wednesday 19 Jul 2006 10:15, you wrote:
> >> 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
> >>
> >
> >Should this be the case even if they have horse rights?
> >
> >Nick
> 2006/7/19, Andy Robinson <Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk>:
> I don't see why not. The designation is more for establishing what the
> feature looks like when rendered. You are already tagging additionally to
> note what is permissive and what is not.
>
> Cheers
>
> Andy
>

But the same feature may looks like a footway for you and like a
bridleway for me. So what? Is the first one writing the "highway" tag
considered as being true?

I think we mixed up several things in this tag like the size and the
nature. I'm sure that separating all the characteristics of a feature
in separate attributes will be too heavy to maintain, but perhaps is
it possible to extract some things from the "highway" tag.

Another example is the "residential" case:
I don't see any difference between "highway=minor,
abutters=residential" and "highway=residential". It's confusing since
some roads with tag "highway=secondary"   have too the
"abutters=residential" tag.

regards,
tGomas