[OSM-talk] highway=cycle&footway

[David Earl]

On 26/03/2009 09:29, Mike Harris wrote:
> Richard
>  
> Thanks for this ... very helpful - a few comments -
>  
> 1. Path:  I would prefer to use highway=footway for a path that has 
> (almost always illegally) not been reinstated across a ploughed field IF 
...

I think by trying to switch the interpretation of the highway=... tags 
from an objective recording of what the signs say to a subjective one of 
some personal measure of "suitability" you are undermining the work 
that's been done one the map so far.

If you want to include subjective value judgements, I really think you 
should do that in tags invented for the purpose, not undermine the 
existing ones.

David