It's probably a path. However, many single huts in the mid of farmland aren't residential anyway, but part-time dwellings for farm workers, as was explained to me in a thread here last year.
On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 5:47 PM john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> wrote: > So you're saying something to a single hut is unclassified? > > Thanks John > > On 11 July 2015 at 11:17, Ralf Stephan <gtrw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I would say the instructions to the task are the applicable authority. >> They advise to "tag roads according the Highway Tag Africa wiki page >> <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Highway_Tag_Africa>" >> There one can read: >> >> The *Highway* tag reflects the Economic and social dimension of the >> road. >> >> Tag: The small roads going outside the residential areas, mainly for >> *agricultural >> and forestry* purposes. In general these roads do not have connecting >> function with other roads. >> >> (I hope the applied emphasis is not lost with yxour mail program) >> >> I can imagine this goes against the core with English speakers who >> just know what a track is but I fear the word is used differently here. >> >> Best, >> >> On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 3:18 PM john whelan <jwhelan0...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Unfortunately we seem to be into opinions and I hear different things >>> from different people. >>> >>> Could we either come to an consensus or have an authority please. >>> >>> My own opinion is if its to a small group of huts its probably a track, >>> if its to narrow for a 4X4 and winds its a path, and if I can see two wheel >>> tracks then its a track unless its between two settlements of reasonable >>> size then its unclassified. Basically a track to me is something I >>> wouldn't wish to take a car down. >>> >>> Thanks John >>> >>> On 11 July 2015 at 08:40, Ralf Stephan <gtrw...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> In my opinion it's defined by exclusion: everything that ends in >>>> nature/crops >>>> is a track. Everything else is just unclassified (!) except it fits >>>> another definition. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> HOT mailing list >>>> HOT@openstreetmap.org >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>>> >>>> >
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