Chrissgage (2024-07-11 07:51:53+00:00): Thanks Bradley, So your saying that private property should only be marked as private in the OSM if there is a sign up?  There are literally dozens of private property signs all over this zone.  There is even a gate at one of the property lines(That is typically left open). I simply modified everything to correctly show the road surface, Posted speed limits(Yes there are speed limit signs) and weather or not the property is private vs public.  Note that I live in Russell Valley and go through here everyday.  There has been a lot of easement drama here including lawsuits.  
I get it that the principles are to mark what is on the ground, but shouldn't private be marked as private in the OSM?  But also where do you draw the line on what is marked and what is not?  I get it that the philosophy of the OSM is to mark all roads, private or public for the cause of open sourced data.    But consider this:  I literally used my backhoe to cut another dead end road in my backyard 2 weeks ago.  Barely wide enough to support the tractor, about 300 feet long.  The road follows where a line of trees were that I needed to pluck out of the ground, and I had to build the road as I pulled the trees out to get the tractor to the trees.  Now that the trees are gone, I will probably reshape the road back into a hillside when I find time.  Would you suggest that this road gets added to the OSM???  Even after I eliminate it? There is also a 15 foot long footpath from the back door of my basement down to my lowest road.  Should that footpath be on the OSM?  There are also pathways completely circling my entire house.  Should they be on the OSM?  There is about a half acre of flat ground that can be used for parking between my Ag building and the house, and more on the east side of the house.  Should this be on the OSM?  My dog tends to walk down the center of the knoll when he is on patrol, creating a faint path in the grass.  Should that be on the OSM?  I recently mowed some grass on the west side of my meadow so i could get out to the forest, should that be on the OSM?  For a few years I have been trimming the edge of my knoll to make it easy to drive on.  Shoudl that be on the OSM? There's literally dozens more examples. But seriously where do we draw the line on what should and should not be included in the OSM in the context of private properties and backyards?  I am not trying to be facetious, It is a genuine question of what is right and wrong to put in the OSM, and I am asking it because of what is written in the Why can't I delete this trail? link.  I am afraid that the only reason these paths are being added to the OSM is because they are visible from aerial photos because of the lack of trees in my yard, but there are literally dozens of miles of similar roads in my neighborhood that are undocumented due to the tree cover.  

Please keep in mind that my neighborhood is extremely unique.  It is all gravel roads, all private roads through the middle of everyone's yards, the only legal access is through easements, and there are basically zero gates or fences.  Most of the world would simply put up gates and fences, but unfortunately that is pretty much impossible here, because we usually have 5-10 feet of snow on the ground for much of the year, and need huge areas to pile up the snow in order to keep the roads passable.   This is very important to be aware of because the nature of this environment is not conducive to the cookie cutter mold of the OSM, or how the OSM data is getting used.