[mkgmap-dev] access=permissive question

Tue Aug 7 16:37:42 BST 2012

Am 07.08.2012 15:54, schrieb Minko:
> Even cars are routed on this footway:
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/47247295
> 
> A default rule in the mkgmap style says
> 
> highway=footway|highway=path|highway=steps {add access = no; add foot = yes}
> 
> I think there is a bug in the internal mkgmap code, because the internal code sets this footway to access=yes, so allowing all traffic on this footway. Is this a mappers fault on OSM or a bug in the mkgmap code (committed in r2067)?
> 
> In my opinion access=yes is a tag that makes no sense at all so it should be deleted anyway, and therefore access=permissive or official should be deleted instead set to yes in the internal codes.

I think access=permissive is correctly mapped to access=yes in mkgmap.
So the way is open for every mode of transport, cars included.

If cars are not permitted foot=permissive is the correct tagging.

Chris