[mkgmap-dev] access=agricultural

Mon Apr 13 19:05:04 BST 2009

Johann Gail wrote:
> I've noted that at least here in germany a lot of tracks are tagged with 
> access=agricultural.
> 
> As probably most of the users are not agrarians, I propose to include 
> the following lines in the style/line file:
> 
> (Or maybe more efficient, change the sourcecode to make 'agricultural' a 
> synonym with 'no' and 'false')
> 
> highway=* & access=agricultural {delete access; add access = no;}
> highway=* & motorcar=agricultural {delete motorcar; add motorcar = no;}
> highway=* & motorcycle=agricultural {delete motorcycle; add motorcycle = 
> no;}

Most "agricultural only" tracks in Germany are permitted for bicycle and 
pedestrian use. I think "access=no" is too restrictive. "motorcar=no" 
and "motorcycle=no" fits better, IMHO.