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Is it better for routing to tag a section of double track impassable for 4WD (smoothness=very_horrible/impassable) as highway=path? |
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Hi. I'd say no. If the track is wide enough, then it's a It would also be confusing for people on the ground, trying to understand why something mapped as a little path is a double track on the ground. Eventually some mappers following conventions might retag it. To answer your concern about routing, following your previous questions, I'm thinking that maybe a not too bad compromise, would be to tag the way as The I know some people will cringe at this "tagging for the router", but I think it's better to bend the FYI, I think that most of your recent questions here might be more relevant on the Tagging mailing-list. I'm not following it for years, some you might already have tried, but it's supposed to be the place to discuss new tagging conventions. Hope this helps. Best regards. Doesn't motor_vehicle=no also imply no specialized vehicles (ATV, motorcycles)? If that's the case, such a tag would work for smoothness=impassable but not for smoothness=very_horrible
(15 Mar '22, 04:38)
cmoffroad
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I'm one of those cringing. :-) I don't recommend using What are the practical implications? From my experience routers for cars regularly abstain from routing over tracks anyway unless they are positively mapped as driving friendly. Routers for bicycles evaluate also smoothness and surface tags (at least those specifically designed for bicycle routing). I'd expect a router targeted at off-road drivers to also take into account surface and smoothness. If not it's their fault and we should not encourage them to not adopt good routing practices. What I want to say is that the routing technology to make a good choice based on non-access tags is already out there. We don't need to wait until "smoothness support in routers is ok".
(15 Mar '22, 07:23)
TZorn
"I'd expect a router targeted at off-road drivers to also take into account surface and smoothness" > my thought too. I also want to avoid using these access tags, and focus on smoothness/surface tags but rendering support for these is inexistent.
(15 Mar '22, 09:43)
cmoffroad
@TZorn I totally understand your concern, I'm myself quite uneasy about my own proposal. But I'm pretty sure the major routers don't take smoothness into account. OsmAnd and OrganicMaps do propose an option to use unpaved roads, which seems to be useful in Thailand. I'll test soon if
(15 Mar '22, 18:53)
H_mlet
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@cmoffroad OsmAnd does render it (if you enable the right options, or if you dig in the details of the planned route). That's a start, but I'm aware it is not enough.
(15 Mar '22, 18:56)
H_mlet
Most bike router will avoid tracks anyway. As an example, the brouter trekking profile says this about smoothness : On the other hand, it does use
(15 Mar '22, 19:20)
H_mlet
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@H_mlet said "motor_vehicle=no with a note= saying that while it's legally allowed to drive, it's technically impossible to do so.". "motor_vehicle=no is /the/ tag to define legality. There are various tags, such as surface & smoothness, to quantify ability to use a highway. I'm cringing - You're conflating two different tags with two separate purposes.
(17 Mar '22, 18:20)
DaveF
@cmoffroad Similar to H_met you're conflating tags with two different purposes & in doing so you're tagging incorrectly for the renderer. 'Access' defines legal permissions to use a highway. The separate 'surface' & 'smoothness' etc help aid a highway user's decision whether they're physically able to use the highway. Based on the users ability, this is so subjective - You may not want to push a pram along it, but be happy in an ATV.
(17 Mar '22, 18:32)
DaveF
@DaveF Well I did say it was bending the meaning of the ̀ The alternative is to say to people in Thailand (and other places I'm sure) don't use OSM with the current tools.
(17 Mar '22, 20:02)
H_mlet
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If "double tracked" that's evidence it is passable. Also depends on the size of the multi drive axle vehicle. Not all tracks are double tracks and those or even graded ones can become impassable to 4-wheel vehicles. Recommended supported tags in the wiki include smoothness=very_horrible or impassable.
(21 Mar '22, 06:48)
cmoffroad
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Just for the record, this seems closely related to your previous question.