1 changesets created by NTCotehele have been discussed with 2 replies of this contributor
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122806272
by NTCotehele
@ 2022-06-24 14:32
12022-06-26 05:44user_5359
♦19,390
Hello! Is there any reason to use the new key "path name" instead of the known key "name"? (see http://www.osm.org/way/918449847 one of forty ways)
22022-06-27 07:16NTCotehele Hi
We are using OSM to input data for an ongoing National Trust project to nationally map all our paths.
This also ties into a Cotehele ranger project to streamline our footpath/bridleway surveys to ensure the paths are safe and useable. To do this I am creating a map of all Cotehele estate paths ...
32022-06-27 07:23user_5359
♦19,390
Hi, if you use the key name you got the value on the standard OSM map. If this isn't the official name of the path you can use the key loc_name (see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:name).

If no existing key fits, then the new key should at least not contain any spaces.
42022-06-28 11:17NTCotehele Hi
Thanks for your advice, i'll change the tag to loc_name

52022-07-01 13:33Casey_boy
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Hi,

Thanks for contributing to OSM!

Just a heads up: when mapping footpaths, a lot of access tagging is implied - i.e., you don't really need to add "vehicle=no" to the ways as it's a footpath. You'd only add "vehicle=yes" if there was some case where vehicle...