User:Ralleon/Gate Access

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Gate serves as a barrier or choke point along the road or entrances to a gated-community, village or complex.

Generally, entry and closeable barriers are simply tagged as =*, but they can have more-descriptive tags such as: lift_gate, swing_gate, entrance, chain, traffic_cone, etc. on the nodes along the way where they are located.

These barriers have their own respective access restrictions (by default) to particular set of mode of transports as interpreted by the router. Should there be exceptions to the barrier access, additional tags must be added.


Flowchart: Barrier access tagging in Asia, based on feedback/inputs from OSM communities in PAK, PHL, IDN, MYS

Flowchart for Tagging Barrier Access- r6a-v2.pdf

Philippine Notes on Mapping Barrier Access:

Presence of physical gates at the entrances of communities, or commonly seen at some side street corners, are not automatic indication that barriers' access is exclusive for residents (access=private). These gates have either been installed by the Property Developer / Homeowner_association of a private community, or by the Local Government (eg. Barangay) on public roads; and they were placed there for different purposes, eg.: for strict/exclusive access to all features/facilities of a private subdivision; for easier/cheaper security management by HOA or LGU by limiting entry points in a permissive-access subdivision; for rerouting and slowing down traffic in a public residential neighborhood; for emergency community lockdowns; for HOA's collection scheme of pass-through or road-use fee (guarded gates on private road); or simply abandoned old/broken gates that serves no purpose, etc.

Note: some street-level imagery on barriers may have been taken during holidays or weekends, or during special events such as "open-house" or street closures during "town-fiesta", which may indicate incomplete or false information on the access tag (where data captured were the 'exceptions' rather than the 'rule'). Interpreting, adding or editing access=* tags on these barriers should depend on context by cross-referencing available/existing/updated data on OSM, Imagery (aerial, street-level), Local Knowledge and Notes based on ground survey.

HOA's "No ID, No Entry" policy on donated public roads: There can be a distinction between the access tags on both elements: barrier and highway located within the borders of a Gated Community. Where said community's Homeowner_association donated their roads to the government, the HOA cannot prohibit lawful public use of these subdivision roads. Thus, their corresponding highway elements cannot be tagged as =*. However, the Homeowners_association may exercise their legal option[1] to regulate the access to subdivision roads for the purpose of maintaining security and order, by implementing a "No Sticker, No Entry" or "No ID, No Entry" policy at the entrance barrier: by assigning a guard (tagged as barrier:personnel=yes) to require the visitor to show identification or car sticker, and/or state a valid purpose of visit, eg. name of destination. Those entry barriers are thus tagged as access=destination instead of the more exclusive access=private.


Possible Interpretations of Gate Access in the Philippines:[2]

Barrier
access =		 Barrier-type, Combined with: Look for Visual Context & Clues Images
Unguarded Barriers or Deserted Guardhouse | Without Restriction Sign[3]
yes barrier=gate | open=yes
barrier:personnel=no		 OPEN UNGUARDED GATES / ENTRIES / BACKDOORS, WITHOUT SIGN
  • Open unguarded gates on side-street corners along public roads
  • Old/Broken open gates without any "No Trespassing" or "Private Property" signs on obviously abandoned subdivisions
yes barrier=entrance
barrier:personnel=no		 NAMED ARCH ENTRANCE:
  • Named gate arches (without physical gate) serving as entrance to neighborhood
  • Including old/narrow 'traffic-calming' historical city arches, but excluding tall/modern city boundary arches
 Arch of Pagsanjan.jpg
no barrier=gate
locked=yes | emergency=yes		 SEMI-PERMANENTLY CLOSED NEIGHBORHOOD BACKDOORS:
  • Old-alternate exit gate, pemi-permanently padlocked | No physical access
  • Fire Emergency Gate, where no parking/obstruction along the road is enforced.
no barrier=block | debris

foot=yes (if people are allowed to safely climb or circle around the block)

BLOCKED and RETIRED BACKDOORS:
  • Blocked by huge heavy object, and no physical access
  • Where old gate is retired and full welded shut permanently
  • Old-closed gates (of a residential community with lower elevation) permanently retired due to massive road re-blocking of an arterial road which left an undrivable vertical slope or presence of debris (though may still allow foot exit via steps to the main road). Hard to spot on aerial imagery.
no barrier=gate
foot=yes | bicycle=dismount		 NEIGHBORHOOD BACKDOORS with PEDESTRIAN GATES
  • Locked Gate with attached pedestrian backdoor/wicket gate, that limits motor_vehicle entry points to a non-exclusive neighborhood
Guarded Entrance Gates of private neighborhoods or premises [4]
permissive barrier=gate | entrance

open=yes (if with physical gate)
barrier:personnel=yes (if no-contact checkpoint is present)

ON PRIVATE COMMUNITY ROADS but open to general public:[5]

  • Gate is full open with unrestricted access
  • Generally, open to traffic 24/7. For those observing curfewe or at particular time of day (conditional)
  • If guard is present: casual road users need not show ID, Car Stickers nor state Destination
  • Some guarded gates may require stopping for safety inspection and may refuse entry for certain vehicle types (and non-compliant to private rules on signboard) eg. open-mufflers, riding-in-tandem motorcycles, loud-sound, out-of-route puv, goods, hgv, etc.

MALL COMPLEX service road and drop-off entries:

  • barrier:personnel=no (typical for mall entry points that allows unrestricted pass-through traffic during business hours)
customers barrier=gate | open=yes (during open hours)
barrier:personnel=yes (guard @gate or roaming @parking)

fee=yes + fee:conditional=* (for customer pay parking)

COMMERCIAL PREMISES (with open-gate customers Free Parking):
  • fee=no (May have roaming guards to warn or ban non-customers)

COMMERCIAL PREMISES (with non-exclusive Pay Parking)

  • normally-close lift_gate barrier
  • fee=yes | open=no

MEMBERSHIP CLUBS / HOTELS / BIG PRIVATE HOSPITALS:

  • May need 'transaction proof' /validation stamps: for reduced/waived parking fee
  • eg. fee=yes + fee:conditional=no @ customers
permit barrier=gate | open=no
barrier:personnel=yes 		NON-RESIDENT's Permit/Pass/Badge on EXCLUSIVE GATED-COMMUNITY
  • with No Sticker, No ID, No Entry policy:
    •  Permit (from HOA) ordinarily granted to any non-residents with valid reason for continuous/extended use of a feature/facility inside the neighborhood.
      • Car Stickers for school bus and car of students/staffs of the neighborhood's private school.
      • Vehicle Permit for service cars/trucks of village work contractors and commercial applicants (shop operators)
      • Individual Work Permit (whether ID issued by HOA, or Existing Company ID's - included in a master list of Authorized Names/Companies)
  • Possible Interpretation Conflict & Impracticality of Implementation:
    • In gated communities, access=permit on appears to be more
    • practical for exclusive pedestrian gate: (access= permit | foot=yes | motor_vehicle=no)
    • Versus non-resident car stickers (permit) holder, entering a dual access value entrance barrier (destination | private) for a common visitor/resident gate. Yet car-permit, which in theory should go where they are permitted, will still be able (and/or required) to route to areas with highway access=private to report for work. It may not be practical to selectively edit access=private tag on elements/features to temporarily accommodate car users with permit. It seems impractical at the moment to distinguish between a house-specific permit versus community-wide work permit eg. school bus pickups, utility service repair works, etc.
destination MAIN GATE:
barrier=gate | open=no
barrier:personnel=yes

MINOR Gates to Exclusive Residential Communities:barrier=gate | open=no
barrier:personnel=yes

access=private (barrier)

VISITOR's ENTRY to a TOWNSHIP or COMPLEX SUBDIVISION
  • Township in the Philippines are those large mixed-use residential-commercial-recreational, where exclusive gated-communities (vertical & horizontal projects) inside have their own respective private entrance gates.
  • Gates where "No Sticker, No ID, No Entry", "No Roaming Around" & "No Passing-Through" are enforced: Visitor states the purpose of visit: eg. access=destination: resident's (name & address), events, shops, cafe, visit school, etc.
  • Such townships have Main Avenue (tertiary highway access=destination) if they allow casual visits to the amenities & shops in commercial zone. All other residential roads have access=private
  • While some township projects have open gates and open roads leading to commercial zone (where highway access=permissive).
  • Some HOA reminds visitors of commercial zone to show "proof of purchase" from the shops else they charge fees upon exit, to discourage entries of overstaying non-customers from overcrowding the parking areas.
  • Township examples: New Clark City, Nuvali, HAVILA, McKinley West, Eastwood City, etc.
private

barrier=gate | open=yes
barrier:personnel=yes
fee=yes (if HOA collects pass-through fee per entry)
fee=no (if Gate Pass required for non-residents is prepaid)

NON-RESIDENT's PASS-THROUGH on OLD PRIVATE COMMUNITIES

- No Sticker, No Entry still enforced, but lax on ID requirements on non-motorized transport. This is typically observed on old lower-middle class private subdivisions.

- Having allowed some shops & cafes, private businesses, etc to operate inside, asking for visitor's destination at entry gate became a useless exercise thus not done in spite barrier's access=private.

- Some HOA allows non-residents or non-customers to pass through (for a fee) and use their Main Collector Road along commercial zones (access=destination | permissive) leading to the other exit gate(s), even if all Entry Barriers are tagged access=private. This should discourage the router from unnecessarily roaming around the surrounding residential roads tagged as access=private.

  • PREPAID GATE PASS (for Pass Through):
    • Pass-Through Permit is applied for a fee to those who are qualified. It is not ordinarily granted to any non-residents (eg. applicant must have a valid city address)
      • Example:  Las Piñas Friendship Route Sticker is available only to a particular transport mode, and the driver or car must either be resident or is registered in Las Piñas City
  • PASS-THROUGH FEE Per Entry:
    • HOA can collect a minimal road users fee per entry from non-resident cars to raise fund for maintenance. No need to state destination.
private barrier=gate | open=no
barrier:personnel=yes 		RESIDENT'S EXCLUSIVE ENTRANCE on PRIVATE GATED-COMMUNITY:
  • No Sticker, No Entry. Exclusive / General public access is not allowed.
  • Access is granted with individual permission only.
  • Examples:
    • A driveway with a no trespassing or keep out sign;
    • A company parking lot for employees only.
Designated Gates / Entrance Lanes
designated A preferred or designated route for the class of traffic specified by the tag key, such as foot=designated, in general this means that there is a (explicit) sign saying something like "pedestrians allowed", or a pedestrian icon. Status: "approved" Text-x-generic.svg

Using this value with the plain access key, access=designated, has no meaning, and should not be used. (see #Transport mode restrictions).

Only for specific types of usage / purposes / groups of users within the transport mode
delivery Only when delivering to the element.

For example motor_vehicle=delivery on a highway=pedestrian.

By permit that must be obtained[6]
Entrance to Toll Roads and Ferries
permissive barrier=toll_booth
toll=yes
  • For Toll roads and ferries, where routing engines know they are allowed for through-traffic (unlike access=customers).

Tags used in combination

  • foot=yes, bicycle=yes, etc.
  • open=*, whether the gate stands usually open
  • locked=*, whether the gate is usually locked and not accessible without the key.
    Add access=yes and access:conditional if the access level changes depending on time, day or destination.
  1. ↑ William G. Kwong Management, Inc. et al. v. Diamond Homeowners & Residents Association, 853 Phil. 71 (2019). https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/65345
  2. ↑ We are referring to the traffic control via entry points, and NOT to the OWNERSHIP of the road. Non-public road can still be opened to public traffic if the owner decides to do so. The typical difference with a public road is that on a public road the owner must allow traffic, on a non-public road the owner can revoke permission to use the road by himself (unless there is a right to roam for certain modes of transport such as walking or cycling in the legislation). The definition of "road" in the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic applies to roads open to public traffic regardless of the road itself is public or not.
  3. ↑ Typical on public roads with open public gates; or permissive unmaintained/abandoned subdivision without active HOA.
  4. ↑ We are referring to the traffic control via entry points, and not to the ownership of the road. Non-public road can still be opened to public traffic if the owner decides to do so. The typical difference with a public road is that on a public road the owner must allow traffic, on a non-public road the owner can revoke permission to use the road by himself (unless there is a right to roam for certain modes of transport such as walking or cycling in the legislation). The definition of "road" in the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic applies to roads open to public traffic regardless of the road itself is public or not.
  5. ↑ Accessible until such time as the owner or administrator revokes the permission at any time in the future.
  6. ↑ The requirement for a permit may or may not be combined with other criteria in this list, such as a permit is only given out for destination or agricultural traffic, and a way may also be designated for that mode of transport.
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