[OSM-talk] tagging long distance footpaths (and other named footpaths)

[David Earl]

On 23/10/2007 17:16, Peter Miller wrote:
> Any suggestions as to what tag to use to name long distance footpaths. 
> The one in question at times follows roads and also national and 
> regional cycle routes.
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> As with roads and cycle-ways there are national footpaths (Pedlars Way 
> etc in the UK) there are regional and also local ones.  Sometimes one 
> stretch of path may be on two different networks as well as being part 
> of the national cycle route or whatever.
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> It might be good to have different tags for national, regional and local 
> paths and be able to draw them using different colours as is done with 
> cycle routes?


How about using the new route relation. Fits your requiements perfectly.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Relations/Proposed/Routes

This allows for linking highways of different status, and for several 
ways to share different routes. The tag just needs to identify the type 
of route (route=pedestrian) and the network=uk_ldp or uk_local perhaps. 
name is obvious. (Someone has also added 'symbol' to identify the logo 
used by the path).

David