[OSM-talk] Tagging of jogging tracks

[Alex Mauer]

Inge Wallin wrote:
> 
> Yes, that is indeed what it is. I haven't tracked it yet, but there is also a 
> mountain bike track in that area.  I suppose that should be tagged:
> 
>   highway=cycleway
>   sport=mountainbike
> 
> Except...  these are not really ways at all, but narrow tracks through the 
> woods that are not suitable for anything really, except mountainbiking. In 
> fact, they are narrower and worse than the highway=footway that I have 
> tracked so far, because they are also full of roots and stones.

I see no reason that mountain bike trails should not be mapped.  It's OK 
if they're not rendered on the main map, or not differentiated from 
cycleways suitable for road bikes.

> And moreover, there is a standardized color coding for the length of a track 
> so that red=2.5km, yellow=5km, and so on.  On the rendered map, I'd really 
> love to have a red square rotated 45 degrees so that it's standing on one of 
> the corners to mark the short track and a yellow one for the 5 km (shown on 
> the map in the link right now).
> 
> Map renderer developers: pleeease??  :-)

IMO these specialized track categories don't need to have more detail on 
the main map.  Someone creating a map of that exercise area perhaps 
could do that though, so tagging the color codes would probably be good.

> I think sport=jogging and/or sport=mtb or moutainbike is good enough for now.  
> It's just that the map renderers need to be enhanced too, otherway the tags 
> are useless.

Adding highway=cycleway would be good as well.  The tags aren't useless 
though, even if they're not rendered on the main map.   A map such as 
the OSM cyclemap (http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/osm/) might need to have 
the differentiation between a mountain bike cycleway and a 
general-purpose/road bike cycleway.

-Alex Mauer "hawke"