Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-03 Thread Warin
On 4/2/22 10:05, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 at 19:32, wrote: I assume these National parks where different rules are in effect have a boundary relation. In which case it would be possible to either: a) tag a def: directly on that boundary relation with

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-03 Thread osm.talk-au
that are affected, and at that time figure out a) because you can’t just blindly change all tags if there might be explicit signs in place. From: Graeme Fitzpatrick Sent: Friday, 4 February 2022 14:12 To: osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au Cc: OSM-Au Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-03 Thread Graeme Fitzpatrick
Thanks, both! Yep, get's very messy very quickly :-( Thanks Graeme ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-03 Thread osm.talk-au
: OSM-Au Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 at 19:32, mailto:osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au> > wrote: I assume these National parks where different rules are in effect have a boundary relation. In which case it would be possible to

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-03 Thread Phil Wyatt
, 4 February 2022 10:06 AM To: osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au Cc: OSM-Au Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 at 19:32, mailto:osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au> > wrote: I assume these National parks where different rules are in effect have a bo

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-03 Thread Graeme Fitzpatrick
On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 at 19:32, wrote: > I assume these National parks where different rules are in effect have a > boundary relation. > > > > In which case it would be possible to either: > > > > a) tag a def: directly on that boundary relation with the rules that apply > or (maybe better in this

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-03 Thread Phil Wyatt
...@thorsten.engler.id.au Sent: Thursday, 3 February 2022 8:27 PM To: 'OSM-Au' Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway I assume these National parks where different rules are in effect have a boundary relation. In which case it would be possible to either: a) tag a def: directly on that boundary

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-03 Thread osm.talk-au
and the re-use them for all national parks. Cheers, Thorsten From: Phil Wyatt Sent: Thursday, 3 February 2022 18:38 To: 'Little Maps' ; 'OSM-Au' Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway I probably should have qualified my comment as I am dealing solely with tracks within National Parks

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-03 Thread Phil Wyatt
To: Phil Wyatt ; OSM-Au Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway Hi all, thanks for a really informative discussion. I’m puzzled by the comments I’ve copied below. I’m uncertain when legislative defaults apply (and hence explicit access tagging isn’t required) and when tagging is needed

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-03 Thread Josh Marshall
My 2¢ here, as both an avid runner/hiker and bike rider (in NSW). Most of my editing is along those lines, along with tracks through the bush when I go exploring. I’m particularly conscious of routing issues and fixing them if there’s an issue†, given I use a number of route planners that use

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-03 Thread Little Maps
Hi all, thanks for a really informative discussion. I’m puzzled by the comments I’ve copied below. I’m uncertain when legislative defaults apply (and hence explicit access tagging isn’t required) and when tagging is needed. In the instance mentioned below, bicycle = no should not be added to

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread Kim Oldfield via Talk-au
Hi, On 3/2/22 09:34, Phil Wyatt wrote: …. and then work on getting the def:syntax incorporated as defaults into the database somehow? That would be good, but I'm not sure how to do it. One place to start would be to mention on

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread Phil Wyatt
...@thorsten.engler.id.au Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 11:13 PM To: 'OSM-Au' Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway Tasmania: <https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2369652> https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2369652 There seems to be only a single default key defined for Ta

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread osm.talk-au
is largely undefined and undefinable. Which is what the situation is right now. From: Andy Townsend Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 23:31 To: talk-au@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway On 02/02/2022 11:36, Kim Oldfield via Talk-au wrote: On 2/2/22 21:45

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread Andy Townsend
On 02/02/2022 11:36, Kim Oldfield via Talk-au wrote: On 2/2/22 21:45, Phil Wyatt wrote: Is there somewhere to view those defaults for Tasmania? I assume its not usually editable by mappers? See https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2369652 Specifically the tag:

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread osm.talk-au
, depending…). Cheers, Thorsten From: Phil Wyatt Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 20:13 To: osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au; 'OSM-Au' Subject: RE: [talk-au] Path versus Footway So how do YOU decide which to use when the track is for ‘exclusively for foot traffic’ or do you just mix

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread osm.talk-au
access:bicycle"=yes Jervis Bay Territory: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2357330 none From: Phil Wyatt Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 20:46 To: osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au; 'OSM-Au' Subject: RE: [talk-au] Path versus Footway Hi Thorsten, Is there somewher

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread Kim Oldfield via Talk-au
On 2/2/22 21:45, Phil Wyatt wrote: Is there somewhere to view those defaults for Tasmania? I assume its not usually editable by mappers? See https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2369652 Specifically the tag: def:highway=footway;access:bicycle = yes While it appears to be editable just

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread Phil Wyatt
Hi Thorsten, Is there somewhere to view those defaults for Tasmania? I assume its not usually editable by mappers? Cheers - Phil From: osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 9:00 PM To: 'OSM-Au' Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway That table

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread Phil Wyatt
2022 8:58 PM To: 'OSM-Au' Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway In the end, the only thing that counts is what is tagged on the objects in the database, and the OSM database API does not impose any restrictions about that. I believe even iD allows you in the end to just freely specify

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread osm.talk-au
be made to reflect whatever you want. From: Graeme Fitzpatrick Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 17:32 To: Phil Wyatt Cc: osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au; OSM-Au Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 at 17:24, Phil Wyatt mailto:p...@wyatt-family.com> >

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread osm.talk-au
out some tagging scheme that adequately describes the situation you linked to. From: Graeme Fitzpatrick Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 17:29 To: osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au Cc: OSM-Au Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 at 16:54, mailto:osm.talk

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread osm.talk-au
It can be anything you want, as long as you add enough explicit access tags. From: Phil Wyatt Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 17:20 To: osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au; 'OSM-Au' Subject: RE: [talk-au] Path versus Footway Thanks Thorsten, So reading from that chart and in regard

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread Phil Wyatt
Thanks Tom - all opinions welcome and yours seems to partly equate with the current reality in OSM (at least in Australia) -Original Message- From: Tom Brennan Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 8:27 PM To: talk-au@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway I suspect

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-02 Thread Tom Brennan
I suspect it might be hard to come up with definitive criteria, but I think you could come close. I agree that there do tend to be some edge cases - typically: 1. Dirt/roughly paved paths in urban areas - I prefer "path" for these, as they might be less suited to people with mobility issues 2.

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-01 Thread Phil Wyatt
Probably worth starting a routing thread rather than merge with a specific questions on foot traffic only thread Cheers - Phil From: Graeme Fitzpatrick Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 6:29 PM To: osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au Cc: OSM-Au Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-01 Thread Graeme Fitzpatrick
On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 at 17:24, Phil Wyatt wrote: > > > So reading from that chart and in regard to my query about ‘tracks that > are exclusively for foot traffic’ you would say it can ONLY be a footway? > By that list, yes? Thanks Graeme ___ Talk-au

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-01 Thread Graeme Fitzpatrick
On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 at 16:54, wrote: > As far as I’m concerned, footway, cycleway, path(, and bridleway) are all > essentially the same thing, a non-motor_vehicle path, just with different > implied default access restrictions. > > > > We should probably have a discussion about how appropriate

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-01 Thread Graeme Fitzpatrick
On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 at 11:03, Phil Wyatt wrote: > some criteria where a footway ends and path commences > As I mentioned last week, I've started using path for just about everything just to get away from adding foot=yes to bike paths & bike=yes to footpaths :-) Thanks Graeme

Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-01 Thread osm.talk-au
://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_tags_for_routing/Access_restrictions #Australia From: Phil Wyatt Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 11:00 To: OSM-Au Subject: [talk-au] Path versus Footway Hi Folks, I am contemplating a review of 'walking tracks' tagging in Tasmania, outside of urban areas

[talk-au] Path versus Footway

2022-02-01 Thread Phil Wyatt
Hi Folks, I am contemplating a review of 'walking tracks' tagging in Tasmania, outside of urban areas. In my case I am starting with tracks that are exclusively for foot traffic. My investigation has led me to what appears to be a conflict within OSM of what is the correct tagging to use.