That would be great, bearing in mind access rights differ (e.g. Scotland
and England).
A really interesting point regarding temporary land-use (forestry,
farming etc.) restrictions - ideal if it was dynamic to ensure that it
is always updated (otherwise users woiuld ignore). It would certainly
help land managers and users. Imagine if this was in place for Covid
restrictions.
Nick
On 11/07/2020 11:37, Dan S wrote:
Is there anyone here who is competent to write some kind of summary
guidance on the wiki? Ideally one reflective of the approximate
consensus? It would be super helpful
Dan
Op za 11 jul. 2020 om 10:16 schreef Nick Whitelegg
<nick.whitel...@solent.ac.uk>:
.. to follow that up, a good example where I have used foot=permissive en-masse
is the New Forest. It's an unusual case in that there are no rights of way
(except, to guarantee access I suspect, crossings over railways) but all paths
are implicitly open to the public. However there is no explicit 'This is a
permissive path' notice.
Certain paths are closed from time to time, usually due to forestry operations.
Nick
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From: Nick Whitelegg <nick.whitel...@solent.ac.uk>
Sent: 11 July 2020 10:11
To: Talk GB <talk-gb@openstreetmap.org>
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Paths on Wimbledon Common
I would probably add to the definition of permissive, paths in the countryside,
or on common-land or similar edge-of-town areas with public access, which are
not rights of way but which nonetheless are in common use and do not have any
'Private' or 'Keep out' signs; it seems apparent in this case that the
landowner, or other authority, implicitly does not mind public use.
I think it's important to tag such paths as permissive. Plain 'highway=footway'
to me at least, indicates 'This is a path. It might have public or permissive
use. It might be private. At the moment we don't know'.
I tend to use:
designation for rights of way;
foot=permissive for explicit or implicit (as above) permissive paths;
foot=yes for urban paths;
access=private for those with an explicit 'Private/Keep Out' sign.
Nick
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From: Adam Snape <adam.c.sn...@gmail.com>
Sent: 11 July 2020 06:20
To: Talk GB <talk-gb@openstreetmap.org>
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Paths on Wimbledon Common
It seems a bit odd for Osmose to be flagging highway=footway, foot=yes as an
error just because foot access is implied by default. Whilst there might be the
tiniest bit of redundancy I can't see any particular reason to remove it and,
indeed, there might be an argument that an explicit tag is always preferable to
an implied value.
OT, but I've personally always viewed foot=permissive as a caveat for the end
user that a way might be closed. I only add it where a route is explicitly
stated to be permissive on the ground, is actually known or likely to be shut
from time to time, or is clearly an informal path. Many paths through parks and
housing estates etc. are clearly intended for permanent public use and about as
likely to be closed as the nearby highways.
Kind regards,
Adam
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