[OSM-talk] A warning about gates and other barriers

[Nic Roets]

On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Richard Fairhurst <richard at systemed.net> wrote:
>
> Nic Roets wrote:
>> This is because a gate with no access tags
>> implies that nothing can go through.
>
> Where on earth do you get that idea from?

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:barrier

in the sidebar under 'implies'

And AFAIK that rule goes back to 2008.

> barrier=gate states that there's a gate. The thing about gates, as opposed
> to (say) walls, is that you can open them to get through.

Unless they are locked ? Unless that are manned by a security guard ?

>
> Here are some pictures if I haven't explained it clearly enough:
> http://www.artlondon.com/photogallery/images/wellmann/Open-gate.jpg
> http://www.camulos.com/Virtual/wall.jpg
> cheers
> Richard
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