@GuardedBear when I added more brand new stuff in my parents neighborhood I eyeballed it based off some pictures I took and old aerials. I added fixme= tags explaining that the were new and roughly placed and two years later I fixed them when we got new aerials.

It’s also not too hard to get a pretty decent geometry by going old school and pacing things off (recording with pen and paper!) You could find a measuring wheel which is also fun.

I am excited to hear what orher folks have used.

@GuardedBear I sometimes adjust geometry with mobile Go Map app. Walk around the playground, move the nodes and orthogonalise if needed.

You can also record your GPS trace, upload it and edit later in iD editor. This is best for big features as GPS is not that accurate.

@GuardedBear pending imagery a node might be fine, but if you want more detail you could get a GPS recording app and walk the paths a few times on different days to try to get an "average" location for them.

Use Vespucci or Field Papers to try to sketch in the outline and key bits of kit, benches etc. relative to the paths while you're there to eyeball it. Although that can also look weird.

@GuardedBear just generate a GPX (aka recorded GPS positions) for the foot paths (best walk along them multiple times in both directions) and then use them to determine the geometry and position of the paths.

Just like in the good old days 😃

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if you're on the ground, you could use #Vespucci. Just enable track recording, walk the path, and then draw it accordin to that track. Vespucci does have somewhat steep learning curve, though.

Another alternative is to use #StreetComplete - just long press on the screen and choose to create new track recording, and it will leave a note with track recording and description, which you can then draw as a proper `highway=path` in your familiar desktop editor when you're back home.