Changeset: 119538371
Add path surfaces
Closed by Tristan Scott
Tags
StreetComplete:quest_type | AddPathSurface |
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created_by | StreetComplete 41.2 |
locale | en-GB |
source | survey |
Discussion
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Comment from Pink Duck
Isn't paved value closer to BitMac (bitumous McAddam) as used on pavements than asphalt? (as in hot-rolled road surfacing)
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Comment from Tristan Scott
for accessibility purposes, asphalt and bitmac are practically the same thing, and paved is more generic - it might mean paving stones, not a single surface. here I'm happy that asphalt is closer than the more generic paved. And in practice I expect any attempt to differentiate between asphalt and bitmac in streetcomplete would just generate random choices.
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Comment from Pink Duck
Shouldn't StreetComplete just simplify the choice to unpaved/paved? There’s already a specific value paving_stones.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:surface
The guide actually mentions bitumen in 'paved' and 'asphalt concrete' for asphalt.The value 'tarmac' might be a better fit, though only 268 uses in taginfo.
It just bugs me, since it isn’t asphalt.
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Comment from Tristan Scott
tarmac is a trade name, for asphalt.
if it's changed to paved it's a loss of information, but making a new tag bitmac would result in every use of the dataset treating it as unknown, so asphalt is the closest match without adding to tag value fragmentation. -
Comment from Pink Duck
Tarmac is the company name, tarmac with a lowercase has been used by some to mean the material associated with the company (often bitmac from paving-sized jobs).
I just don't see the value gain from switching from 'paved' to something technically incorrect. It would be better to remain generically known as, well, not un-paved.
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