[OSM-talk] Tagging an abandoned path?

[Andy Townsend]

On 25/09/2020 16:04, Nick Whitelegg wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Wondering if there was a consensus on tagging an abandoned, no longer 
> very usable path (e.g. a path which has become overgrown or is unclear 
> and prone to flooding in wetter periods). Something like "path=abandoned"?
>
My 2p:


Perhaps use "trail_visibility" through the lifecycle of the path as it 
changes from "being obvious on the ground" to "not being there at all"?


Once it's definitely disappeared, I'd have no qualms about deleting it 
altogether.  Sometimes I update the tags on a path before deleting it to 
something like "note=nothing on this alignment any more".


If it's still visible on imagery, I'd be tempted to leave that note 
there (without a highway tag) to stop someone retracing it.


Best Regards,


Andy


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