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

Ed Avis eda at waniasset.com
Tue Sep 21 09:38:10 BST 2010


Richard Fairhurst <richard <at> systemed.net> writes:

>>This is because a gate with no access tags
>>implies that nothing can go through.
>
>Where on earth do you get that idea from?
>
>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.

Agreed.  And when mapping I tag barrier=gate if there is a gate.

However, if you were writing a routing program, it would be unwise to assume
that you can drive through a barrier=gate if no additional access is specified.
Often a gate is locked shut.

-- 
Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com>




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