[OSM-talk] Map Features tagging question

[Etienne]

I consider highway=residential to be a short-cut form of
highway=unclassified, abutters=residential.

Probably about 80% of roads fall into this category so it is a very useful
and worthwhile short-cut.

Etienne

On 7/19/06, tgomas <tgomas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >-----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
>
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