No it not a language problem or a dictionary issue. It's about an OSM data consumer (openfietmap) that thinks it is important to for cyclist to know what type of paving can be expected. Paved, unpaved and semi-paved to keep it simple. I think this is OK and it works for me.
Cheers Peewee32 2014-09-24 19:03 GMT+02:00 Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com>: > > 2014-09-24 18:40 GMT+02:00 Pee Wee <piewi...@gmail.com>: > >> I would not call sand "paved" but when we look at e.g.gravel / >> fine_gravel the opinions will vary. The OSM based Openfietsmap >> <http://www.openfietsmap.nl/home/legenda>(cycling map for Garmin >> devices) has yet another value called "semi-paved". All based on current >> OSM tags. (surface, tracktype, smoothness etc. ) In my experience this >> works pretty well. >> > > > "semi-paved" does not make any sense to me (besides maybe something > divided in two along its direction, (that would probably be half-paved)) . > I've looked the word "paved" up in an online dictionary and it seems to > confirm what I thought it would mean. > http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pave > > 1 > *:* to lay or cover with material (as asphalt or concrete) that forms a > firm level surface for travel > 2 > *:* to cover firmly and solidly as if with paving material > 3 > *:* to serve as a covering or pavement > <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pavement> of > > > 1 is dealing with asphalt or concrete (firm level surface) > 2 is dealing with different stuff (as if it was paved), i.e. comparing to > 3 is not useful for us here > > > gravel does not seem to fit into any of these categories. Maybe this is a > language problem? E.g. in German you could translate "paved" as either > "gepflastert"/"asphaltiert"/"betoniert" or as "befestigt", where the latter > would indeed include gravel, fine gravel etc. (but in these cases "paved" > would not be a suitable translation of "befestigt"). > > cheers, > Martin > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > -- Verbeter de wereld. Word mapper voor Openstreetmap <http://www.openstreetmap.org>.
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