Hi guys,
someone asked me to include sac_scale into my mapsforge theme[1] . I did it and did not yet include an option, because I expected sac_scale only to be in mountain areas. European Alps etc. But now I saw a few in Germany/Rothaargebirge, even here:
Does that make sense at all? I’m feeling the itch to remove them from OAM. Remove or deprecate, whatever the best practice may be.
thx
[1] GitHub - TapioOfTapiola/oam_theme_tapiola: Locus theme for OAM v4+, based on Settler theme
OK, here’s a debate with obvious points, like “it’s not wrong”… “but may not be necessary”.
From a themes POV you don’t want everything be painted in SAC1 colors. So you may add an option to turn sac coloring off. I may do that. Or don’t color sac1. Will see…
More reading, probably: Use of sac_scale in non-mountainous areas
Either way, based on the description of the lowest level of sac_sacle:
Trail well cleared. Exposed areas well secured. Terrain level or slightly inclined; no risk of falling with appropriate behaviour.
… i do not think any urban roads should have sac_scale, unless the urban environment has some kind of alpine section in it. The sac_scale tag is obviously made for alpine trail mapping, and notably “trail”, which suggest longer hiking routes rather than piece by piece sidewalks or paths in a park.
I think sac_scale would be as infrequently used as the piste difficulty levels for alpine skiiing — if the iD interface had not included it in its UI.
Agreed. Also an issue with it is for me: totally unnecessary clutter added to the database.
you are entitled to your opinion but you shouldn’t force it on others, I would not remove the sac_scale tag from outdoor paths whether they are in the alps or elsewhere. Less information is usually not better, sac_scale isn’t clutter on hiking paths
In my opinion: no, because the scale was designed by Swiss Alpen Club for mountain areas (especially the alps).
I meanwhile made the T1 marker very thin and added a subtle caption. T1 also at later zoomlevel. Will be fine. Looked over my federal state Nordrhein-Westfalen, there’s fortunately not too many sac_scales around.
I don’t force anything. I asked.
I feel very happy for all people to feel safe. From falling off city cliffs or drowning on hills. SCNR 
