Re: [Talk-ca] Highway 400A

There's some conflicting stuff about this when I look into it: the last traffic volume report (2010) from MTO refers to the section as 400A ( http://www.ontario.ca/data/traffic-volume), but MNR road data labels it as Highway 11 (the MNR Ontario Road Network dataset is the source for GeoBase roads

[Talk-ca] Mapping Commercial Drive event in Vancouver

The Vancouver OSM group will be meeting on Saturday at 11 AM on Commercial Drive We'll be mapping locations on Commercial Drive and enjoying the nice summer weather outside. Use your favorite OpenStreetMap tool to do the mapping, be it an app, notebook, GPS, or field papers. People from all

Re: [Talk-ca] Forestry Roads

This is how I tag forestry roads: tertiary: major logging roads in remote areas, sometimes also access mines or hydro dams. Well graded, suitable for all vehicles although most traffic is often trucks, usually wide enough for vehicles to pass without slowing down. They're often hundreds of

[Talk-ca] Highway 400A

The south end of Highway 11 at the Highway 11/400 junction between Highway 400 and Penetanguishene Road, just north of Barrie is currently tagged as Highway 400A in OSM. Is this still Highway 400A? I thought that this became Highway 11 after the Mike Harris downloading downloaded the section of

[Talk-ca] Forestry Roads

Whenever I have created forestry roads I have used highway=track - particularly if I know the road is rough and unmaintained. These are your typical BC forestry roads that are able to be used after logging is completed in the area and the roads haven't been de-activated. I have had people change

Re: [Talk-ca] Forestry Roads

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway Should be track Roads for mostly agricultural or forestry uses. To describe the quality of a track, see tracktype=*. Note: Although tracks are often rough with unpaved surfaces, this tag is not describing the quality of a road but its use.