On Tue, 2014-05-20 at 12:58 +0200, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > In my opinion you shouldn't use the osm tags highway=track for > important connecting roads or tourist roads, even if you call them > "tracks" in everyday live, and even if they aren't paved. Better > use the highway tag according to its definition (importance of > connection) and use something like unclassified, tertiary, secondary, > primary together with surface-tags.
Sorry Martin, must disagree. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tracktype was intended to apply to all roads. Please see the wiki page, note it complains that renderers treat it "elaboration on just highway=track, which is contradictory to its proposal." The definition of highway= is quite clear, it should be based on the intended purpose of the road. So [unclassified, tertiary, secondary ...]. That gives no indication of its state or likely maintenance level. That means something like tracktype=, a "measure of how well-maintained a track or other minor road". Now, I object to seeing reference to "minor road" there, think thats new ! Please remember that roads around the world vary over quite a wide range, its very easy for people who live in places where all roads are well maintained to dismiss the importance of poorly maintained roads, or ones not maintained at all. There has been a lot (and I mean "a lot") of discussion about a new and better tag or redefining an existing tag to warn potential users of what may a dangerous road to some people. However, little progress has been made. I consider it very important in a large percentage of the worlds land area. However, it does not interest most of the world's mappers ! David > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
