[OSM-talk] Trace type

[Ed Avis]

Tomas Straupis <tomasstraupis <at> gmail.com> writes:

>It would be nice to be able
>specify how were those tracks recorded and for what purpose. Say:
>  * Motorcar
>  * Bicycle
>  * Foot (along road/street)
>  * Foot (along some feature (f.e. forest/woodland/lake/river bank/edge))
>  * Unclassified track (for tracks recorded with GPS switched on while

I completely agree.

>P.S. Currently there is a possibility to add "tags", but those are not
>"predefined", there is no clear explanation how to use them etc.

Exactly.  Saying 'just use tags' does not solve the problem.  There needs
to be some agreed definition of what the tags mean, and a simple way for
everyone to add them when uploading traces.

I would suggest a series of checkboxes when uploading a trace file

    * Method of transport used (tick all that apply)
      [ ]  motorcar
      [ ]  bicycle
      [ ]  foot (along road / street)

and so on.  These could be turned into tags for storage in the database, as long
as everyone agrees on what tags to use.

-- 
Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com>