Proposal:More surface values

more surface values
Proposal status:	Abandoned (inactive)
Proposed by:	*
Tagging:	surface=gravel,dirt,...
Applies to:	linear
Definition:	additional values for Key:surface to distinguish between types of tracks
Statistics:
Rendered as:	less distinct rendering of highway=track with surface=dirt
Draft started:
Proposed on:	2008-02-26

Summary

I'd like to propose some additional tags for Key:surface. This should, for instance, aid in classifying tracks.

In particular, a distinguishing feature between major and minor tracks is whether there's a non-dirt surface at all. The surface tag should default to non-dirt (suggestions for better terms much appreciated).

See also: Proposed_features/grade1-5 (which suggests an abstract hierarchy of track types), Key:width (which could also be used to distinguish between tracks).

This page is maybe a duplicate of Proposed_features/surface_values

Sletuffe 16:09, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Proposal

In addition to the existing

surface=paved
surface=cobblestone
surface=unpaved

I propose

surface=gravel
surface=dirt
surface=non-dirt, non-paved (default on highway=track)
surface=User defined

Rendering

Tracks with a surface=dirt tag should be rendered slightly lighter (and possibly only at higher zoom levels) than tracks with any other surface tag (even none at all).

Comments

Please use the discussion page for comments.

Todo

Survey Tagwatch for commonly used values once the script produces tables for Key:surface.