Tasmania: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2369652

There seems to be only a single default key defined for Tasmania currently:

 

"def:highway=footway;access:bicycle"=yes

There are no default values defined on Australia: 
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/80500

 

Now, it’s worth pointing out that the proposal that this tagging scheme is 
based on:

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Defaults

 

a.      Never went through RFC or voting
b.      Envisions that the def tags are placed on a separate type=defaults 
relation which is then a member of role defaults of the boundary relation, 
instead of being applied directly to the boundary relation as we have done.

 

As such it is exceedingly unlikely that any type of data consumer is actually 
using them.

 

Nonetheless, that proposal represents the only attempt I’m aware of to actually 
define defaults inside the OSM database instead of simply throwing your hands 
up in the air and shout “Who knows? Whatever..”

 

So really, in reality, defaults are whatever the developer of every single data 
consumer decided.

 

Our choices come down to:

a) Just shrug and let all data consumers and mappers make up their mind on 
their own
b) At least attempt to somehow write down on the wiki what defaults mappers 
should assume, and data consumers hopefully accept
c) use (and extend use of) that somewhat unwieldy def: syntax to make our 
wishes in regards to defaults explicit in the database. It would at least allow 
us to point to it and say “see, we explicitly and in a machine readable form 
recorded our assumed defaults,” if any data consumer asks.

 

For the other states and territories, currently defined defaults are:

 

SA:  <https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2316596> 
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2316596

 

"def:highway=footway;access:bicycle"=yes

WA: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2316598

 

"def:highway=footway;access:bicycle"=yes

 

NT: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2316594

 

"def:highway=footway;access:bicycle"=yes

 

Qld: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2316595

 

"def:highway=footway;access:bicycle"=yes

 

NSW:  <https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2316593> 
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2316593

 

"def:highway=footway;access:bicycle"=no

"def:highway=living_street;maxspeed"=10

"def:highway=residential;maxspeed"=50

 

Vic: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2316741

 

"def:highway=footway;access:bicycle"=no

 

ACT: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2354197

 

"def:highway=footway;access:bicycle"=yes

 

Jervis Bay Territory: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2357330

none

 

From: Phil Wyatt <p...@wyatt-family.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 20:46
To: osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au; 'OSM-Au' <talk-au@openstreetmap.org>
Subject: RE: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

 

Hi Thorsten,

 

Is there somewhere to view those defaults for Tasmania? I assume its not 
usually editable by mappers?

 

Cheers - Phil

 

From:  <mailto:osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au> 
osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au < <mailto:osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au> 
osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au> 
Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 9:00 PM
To: 'OSM-Au' < <mailto:talk-au@openstreetmap.org> talk-au@openstreetmap.org>
Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

 

That table is just the suggested defaults.

 

We actually have default values specified on the state boundaries currently I 
think using the format specified here:  
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Defaults> 
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Defaults I think.

 

Any use of explicit access tags will override defaults.

 

There isn’t really a fully accepted way used by all data consumers to specify 
defaults in OSM currently.

 

So at the end, it really comes down to whatever defaults any particular data 
consumer applies.

 

As long as you explicitly tag access, any type of path, foot/cycle/bridle-way 
can be made to reflect whatever you want.

 

From: Graeme Fitzpatrick < <mailto:graemefi...@gmail.com> 
graemefi...@gmail.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2022 17:32
To: Phil Wyatt < <mailto:p...@wyatt-family.com> p...@wyatt-family.com>
Cc:  <mailto:osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au> 
osm.talk...@thorsten.engler.id.au; OSM-Au < <mailto:talk-au@openstreetmap.org> 
talk-au@openstreetmap.org>
Subject: Re: [talk-au] Path versus Footway

 




 

On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 at 17:24, Phil Wyatt <p...@wyatt-family.com 
<mailto:p...@wyatt-family.com> > wrote:

 

So reading from that chart and in regard to my query about ‘tracks that are 
exclusively for foot traffic’ you would say it can ONLY be a footway?

 

By that list, yes?

 

Thanks

 

Graeme

 

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