[OSM-talk] highway = path in mapnik/osmarander

[Christoph Eckert]

Hi,

> I don't think path or footway say anything about the surface of the
> route.  Just the size and what's allowed to use it.  You might want to
> use the surface=* tag for that.

agreed. But it's only one aspect. A footway IMO is for pedestrians only (or at 
least mostly used by pedestrians). A path isn't. It's used by hikers, 
cyclists, maybe even motorbikes, horses and (grin) snowmobiles :) .

The discussion about "Do we want to have paths or even not" will lead us 
nowhere. A certain amount of mappers wants to use it. Thus it's in the 
database. It just does not matter if this amount is 2, 10, 30, 60 or even 80% 
of all mappers. The only fact that counts is: it is in the database because 
people need and use it.

Just my two cents,

ce