Creating a new tag for this is not a bad idea. Yves
Le 30 novembre 2020 21:27:33 GMT+01:00, Seth Deegan <jayands...@gmail.com> a écrit : >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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