You could add a `note=*` to every element. You should probably contact the mappers of that region and explain to them not to add them.
I agree that in this case, mapping animal tracks is *especially *necessary. If someone isn't going to map it now, they're going to do so in the future (as you've seen), incorrectly. On a related idea, OSM should probably implement "Area Notes" into the API to notify mappers how to map specific areas. lectrician1 <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Lectrician1> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 1:44 PM s8evq <s8e...@runbox.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > With the Belgian community, we have been in contact with Natuurpunt, our > main national nature conservation organization. They are slowing using more > and more OSM and recently came to us with the following remark. > > > "Some mappers have added paths that are not actually real paths for > humans, but simply flattened walking routes made by the cows. I assume that > these are visible on aerial photographs, and in the field they may also > look like trails. However, it is really not the intention that people > should walk there. They change regularly and we also do not want to put > signs 'forbidden entry' all over the area. > We could delete them from OSM, but then of course soon later, an active > micromapper might add them again." > > Most people seem to think paths made by cattle or wildlife should NOT be > mapped at all ( > https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Pascal%20Cuoq/diary/13333). However, > when there are micromappers around, they tend to map ALL THE THINGS. Not > mapping these "animal trails" that you know about, means they will likely > show up on the map as a simple highway=path, added by somebody else. > Therefor, we would prefer to map them with a tag like highway=animal_track, > to make sure mappers see that this thing was analyzed before and should NOT > be mapped as a regular path. Do you have any suggestions for a tag or a > different approach? > > Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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