[OSM-talk] Relation/Routes and Hikes in open Country

[Nick Whitelegg]

>On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Nick Whitelegg
<Nick.Whitelegg at solent.ac.uk> wrote:

>> I guess this comes down as to whether things like walking routes should 
be
>> stored in OSM itself or put in a different project. I guess we don't 
want
>> to overload OSM with walking routes; however Freemap does aim to 
overlay
>> walking routes on top of the OSM base map.

>I'd define it slightly differently - its do we want *subjective*
>routes in OSM? I don't think anyone is arguing that notable
>*objective* routes, like the Pennine Way in the UK or the Appalachian
>Way in the US can certainly be included as a route.

Sorry, what I meant by "walking route" was "I did this random route 
somewhere in Hampshire last weekend, thought it was really nice and would 
like to share it with other people".

Nick