[OSM-talk] Ordnance Survey tries to reinforce its stranglehold over "derived" geographic data in the UK

[Nick Whitelegg]

>Actually, the current tagging doesn't seem to have enough granularity 
here. The highway=path, highway=footway, foot=yes, horse=designated etc. 
tags >doesn't seem to include a way of actually saying if a path is a 
public right of way or a permissive path. 

It does. The "yes" value for a tag means that it's a legal right of way 
for that mode of transport (foot, horse, bicycle). The "permissive" value 
means it isn't, it's just a permissive path.

Nick