Hi, Cheers for clarifying the 'segregated' issue. I hadn't considered the benefit of having a positive surface tag even where it matches the default, so I'll start doing that when I map.
Kind regards, Adam On Wed, 15 Jul 2020, 15:20 Martin - CycleStreets, < list-osm-talk...@cyclestreets.net> wrote: > > > On Tue, 14 Jul 2020, Adam Snape wrote: > > > I have utmost respect for cyclestreets but that tagging guidance does > > seem garbled at points.... > > Apologies; I think I was very tired when I wrote it. It was mainly > intended > as a starting point, to set out the ideal case of having those metadata > tags present, but things like surface should have been better written. > > I've fixed up the points noted, which I agree with. Obviously I hope > others > can enhance the section too. > > > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UK_2020_Q3_Project:_Cycling_Infrastructure#Checklist_of_attributes_to_tag_for_good_cycle_routing > > > > Since when has the segregated=yes/no tag on a cycleway referred to the > > physical separation of cycle routes from the main carriageway rather > than > > the separation of cycles and pedestrians on the cycleway? > > Sorry, yes, fixed. > > > > Quite agree, whilst harmless oneway=no seems a bit OTT, as tbh does > > marking the surface on every single asphalt cycleway... > > Have fixed this also. The intention was to ensure that the surface is > considered when tagging - which is suprisingly still poor data in some > places. A fair proportion of route feedback we get comes down to cases > where routing has gone over a 'cycleway' that turns out to be some kind of > muddy or badly-surfaced track. These are obviously easy to fix in OSM once > the value is known. > > My general feeling on surface is that, while asphalt is of course assumed > by all routing engines I'm aware of, the amount of stuff in the UK that > isn't asphalt makes it worthwhile putting the surface in explicitly. This > demonstrates to future mappers that the value is actually known (rather > than assumed/unknown/ambiguous). > > > Martin, ** CycleStreets - For Cyclists, By Cyclists > Developer, CycleStreets ** https://www.cyclestreets.net/ > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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