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squares and cars (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by merde@sh.itjust.works to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml

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how do i mark a square that's open to cars and should also show up on maps as part of the road map?

this excluded cars ☞
place | square
highway | road

now i'm trying with ☞
area:highway | yes

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[–] InsertUser@en.osm.town 1 points 3 months ago

@merde
The highway=road tag is for a road of unknown type.

The square should be tagged with an actual classification and have area=yes on it to indicate that it is meant to be treated as an area.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:highway

If the acceptable vehicles aren't what you'd expect for that type of road you can override with the relevant access tag:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:access

Routing support is poor, so most with show a route around the perimeter.

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