[mkgmap-dev] default style: highway=path means unpaved?

Tue Sep 8 11:12:29 BST 2015

Hi all,
I think I should add that in Germany we have thousands of these 
ways, and I am very sure that most of them are paved.
The reason is that Germany is full of signs like 237 , 241, and 242
(see http://osmtools.de/traffic_signs/)
and that page still recommends to use the tags "highway=path" and 
"bicycle=designated" for them. In Germany a cyclist has to use these
ways, so you can be pretty sure that they are paved.

So, maybe we can add an exception for Germany?
Gerd

GerdP wrote
> Hi all,
> 
> I just noted that the default style sets the mkgmap:unpaved
> flag for many cycleways, e.g.
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/276070019
> 
> I see intensive discussions about wrong use of 
> highway=path and/or wrong interpretation of that tag.
> 
> The rule in lines is 
> (highway=bridleway | highway=path | highway=track | highway=unsurfaced)
> & surface!=* & tracktype!=* & smoothness!=* & sac_scale!=*
> { add mkgmap:unpaved=1 } 
> 
> My understanding is that highway=track is likely to be unpaved, but
> highway=path doesn't suggest that, esp. not in combination with
> bicycle=designated.
> 
> Does anybody have a better solution?
> 
> Gerd
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