[OSM-talk] Cycleway VS Track

[Karl Guggisberg]

Hi,

In Switzerland there are a lot of these roads too (called "Feldwege" instead
of Wirtschaftwege). I use the following tag set:

  highway=track      
  grade=<whatever grade is best>  (I often omitt this tag) 
  motorcar=destination            (if the signposts read "Zubringerdienst
gestattet" - could be a Helvetism, though)
  motorcycle=destination          (if the signposts read "Zubringerdienst
gestattet" - could be a Helvetism, though)
  bicycle=yes
  agricultural=yes                (if the signposts read
"Landwirtschaftliche Fahrzeuge gestattet")

Tracks in forests are sometimes allowed for "Forstwirtschaftliche
Fahrzeuge". There is no corresponding access tag, so, I usually use 
  agricultural=yes

by
Karl

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Von: talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org]
Im Auftrag von Florian Steiper
Gesendet: Sonntag, 3. August 2008 22:13
An: talk at openstreetmap.org
Betreff: [OSM-talk] Cycleway VS Track

Hello,

my first post here  :)

for a small introduction, I bought a nüvi a few weeks ago, got addicted,
found out about openstreetmap, needed a device that could record traces and
now own a Vista Hcx and am happy with it..

Now I am cycling around the area here and am trying to improve the cycle
network as I see it as an unique application that is hard to match with
other (commercial) products.

So I found out about how to make relations.. just select everything you
want, set the proper tags and there you go.. I also tagged a longer relation
already with maybe 30km.

Now comes the question :)

Many of the cycle routes in the area are not running on dedicated
cycle-ways. Most of them use "wirtschaftswege", small roads that are usually
forbidden for motor traffic, but farmers are allowed to use them.
When you enter such a way the sign in front of it usually says "no passing
for motor vehicles, farming vehicles and bikes allowed".

My understanding is that such a way should be tagged as track with a grade.

I have a map from the local authorities with very short cycle routes that
lead from one village to another. They mostly use those "tracks".

Should I tag the ways as tracks and create a relation for every route (maybe
2-5km long) or is there  a better way to handle this ?

ciao

  Florian

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