Gilles,
Isn't a "Pas" just a mountain pass:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:mountain_pass (like e.g.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pas_de_Peyrol )?
Thanks,
N.
On 3/14/2011 2:27 PM, Gilles Bassière wrote:
Hi,
I'd like to get advice about toponymy in the context of hiking paths.
When hiking, I often encounter short technical passages which have a
name painted on the rock. In French, the name almost always begin with
"Pas de ..." but I'm not sure if there is a good translation for "pas"
in English [1]. Such portions of the path often consist in passing a
small cliff or an exposed ridge, they may be equipped with chains or cables.
I think it is good to have these passages in OSM because they can be
considered as a mark or a step along the hiking route. My problem is
that I can't find a proper tagging scheme.
I could put the name on the path segment [2] but that would often
conflict with the name of the path (if any) [3]. Also, it doesn't convey
the idea of a step along the path.
Another solution is to use the place=locality [4] but that would mean
that a named place exists with a path going though. Here, I think the
name is for the technical passage (part of the path), not the place.
There would be no name if there were no path. Moreover, such a place
name is mostly relevant to hikers whereas place=locality is not specific.
Eventually, I used a custom tag for my latest edit: hiking=passage [5]
but I'm not sure this can make sense for other mappers and I'm looking
for feedback on this.
[1]: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1978431
[2]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/85315111
[3]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/633030063
[4]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/1105440189
[5]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/1200975380
Regards
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