<div dir="ltr"><div>And if we do want to repeat that (and I agree with Mateusz, that we probably shouldn't) we should probably make it 1--5 rather than 0--4, for consistency.</div><div><br></div><div>How about giving the typical depth of the crossing in metres?</div><div><br></div><div>John<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:05 AM Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging <<a href="mailto:tagging@openstreetmap.org">tagging@openstreetmap.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>numeric tracktype scale was a mistake, this is a new tag and repeating<br></div><div dir="auto">this can be avoided<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Jan 26, 2022, 11:56 by <a href="mailto:andrew.harvey4@gmail.com" target="_blank">andrew.harvey4@gmail.com</a>:<br></div><blockquote style="border-left:1px solid rgb(147,163,184);padding-left:10px;margin-left:5px"><div dir="ltr"><div>I couldn't see anything on the wiki about river crossings grade so I started drafting a proposal<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Pedestrian_river_crossing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Pedestrian_river_crossing</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Feedback or comments or help on it is most welcome.<br></div><div><br></div><div># Rational<br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Particularly on hiking trails, the intersection of a highway=footway or highway=path and a waterway=* can be defined as either:<br></div><div><br></div><div>- A bridge bridge=yes which allows you to walk over the watercourse.<br></div><div>- A culvert tunnel=culvert which takes the water through a tunnel underneath the walking path.<br></div><div>- Stepping stones ford=stepping_stones which allow you to walk through the watercourse without usually getting wet (unless the water level is higher than the stepping stones, this tag doesn't imply you'll always be able to get across)<br></div><div>- A generic stream/river crossing ford=yes where your path passes through the watercourse.<br></div><div>In the last case of ford=yes it can be helpful to describe the usual condition of that stream/river crossing to help give consumers an idea of what they can generally expect.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Mindful that conditions can change depending on upstream rainfall, or it could vary seasonally, but for places where it's usually consistent, this proposal proposes tagging it.<br></div></div><div><br></div><div># Proposed Tagging<br></div><div><br></div><div><div>0. creek/stream crossing where generally the creekbed is dry and you won't get wet.<br></div><div>1: creek/stream crossing where generally the water level is so low that you won't have water ingress in your shoes<br></div><div>2: creek/stream crossing where your body will stay dry but you'll want to take your shoes off if you prefer to keep them dry<br></div><div>3: river crossing where your body will get wet, may have a rope to help you cross, but you can wade through the water and won't usually need to swim<br></div><div>4: river crossing where you'll need to swim across<br></div></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br></div> </div>
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