[OSM-talk] surface=unpaved

[M∡rtin Koppenhoefer]

2011/1/11 Pieren <pieren3 at gmail.com>:
> On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 6:04 PM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer
> <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> will be unpaved: there is cobblestone, surface=asphalt,
>>
>
> Excuse the stupidity of my question, but what is the difference between
> 'paved' and 'asphalt' ?


it's different concepts: paved doesn't tell you much about the
material, it could be concrete, paving stones, cobblestone (well, in
OSM not I'd say), asphalt,  while asphalt is a material mixture from
pebbles and bitumen.

cheers,
Martin