Re: [talk-au] Unauthorised bike trails in national parks

2015-08-09 Thread Warin
Agree with most things you said Stev... But for the copyright map thing. 'We' should not be using copyright maps for anything in OSM. I do use copyright maps .. usually for planning trips ... along with OSM or course. Once the trip is completed I use my trip generated knowledge to add/improve

Re: [talk-au] Unauthorised bike trails in national parks

2015-08-09 Thread stev391
I agree David, Hence why these tracks were left just as highway=path Stephen. Sent:Monday, August 10, 2015 at 2:11 PM From:David Clark dbcl...@fastmail.com.au To:talk-au@openstreetmap.org Subject:Re: [talk-au] Unauthorised bike trails in national parks I come acrosssimilar

Re: [talk-au] Unauthorised bike trails in national parks

2015-08-09 Thread forster
Hi all Sorry, I referred to signs and brochures as 'maps' in my last mail, yes they do contain maps which can't inform our decision, but they also contain text information which can. Tony Thanks stev391 and others for the feedback and the welcome. Re real world indications of bicycle=no,

Re: [talk-au] Unauthorised bike trails in national parks

2015-08-09 Thread David Clark
I come across similar situations quite often and you could write an essay on access to each individual trail but it's not worth it and still doesn't improve the accuracy or clarity. My opinion is that the situation is sufficiently vague enough that I wouldn't tag any specific access or

Re: [talk-au] Unauthorised bike trails in national parks

2015-08-09 Thread forster
Thanks stev391 and others for the feedback and the welcome. Re real world indications of bicycle=no, there is a lot of signage in the area indicating that only formed and signed bike trails can be used and that the creation and use of other tracks is illegal.

Re: [talk-au] Unauthorised bike trails in national parks

2015-08-09 Thread Stephen Backway
Thanks Tony for providing your images. I see those signs quite often and dont register them when I ride. https://app.box.com/s/wawk2d19abv5ic65h5daslgqj6xrhqut If this sign is to be taken literally (as in what is on the ground) the only formed management trail is the Dargon Track and Lanes