[OSM-talk] non-linear ways

[Andy Robinson]

Well, strictly speaking we perhaps should be calling footways/paths byways
or something similar but then that's just being picky and I was not
considering the "ownership" of the physical item anyway. Of course, if you
want to call it something else that's fine too ;-) 
My suggestion merely keeps it simple in that I had all the land based
physical routes that are not rail or aero orientated as highways. That does
not deal with some complicated conditions but it does I believe create a
basis for covering most in a reasonably understood manner, at least in the
English language.

If someone has an improvement or alternative to what I drafted up for the
Map Features page then feel free to suggest it. If alterative keys are
widely in use (such as class) then these might be added to the Map features
page too.

The issue of whether a route is publicly accessible or has other ownership
issues should be covered by other and additional keys/values.

Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-
>bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Robert Scott
>Sent: 15 May 2006 19:33
>To: talk at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] non-linear ways
>
>On Monday 15 May 2006 18:30, Simon Hewison wrote:
>> class=footpath
>> class=walking path
>> highway=footpath
>>
>> all become
>> highway=footway
>
>I don't think a footpath is technically a highway. AFAIK a highway is a
>real
>legal definition meaning a publicly owned road that requires the laws of
>the
>road to be observed (licenses & insurance etc.).
>
>
>robert.
>
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