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<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Jan 27, 2022, 18:19 by sondergaard246@gmail.com:<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div class=""><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class=""><div dir="ltr"><div class=""><div>Yes, the trolltag ford=boat is currently documented as meaning a small, self-service boat like this.<br></div><div><a target="_blank" href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:ford%3Dboat" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:ford%3Dboat</a><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I think a better substitute would be <b>water_crossing=cable_ferry</b>. I think it might be sufficiently distinct from a ferry service to not be<b> route=ferry</b>.<br></div></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto">What about large ones like <a href="https://zdzieszowice.pl/download//37626/prom.jpeg">https://zdzieszowice.pl/download//37626/prom.jpeg</a> ?<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">(from <a href="https://zdzieszowice.pl/8498/nowe-zasady-funkcjonowania-promu-w-zdzieszowicach.html">https://zdzieszowice.pl/8498/nowe-zasady-funkcjonowania-promu-w-zdzieszowicach.html</a> )<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Right now it is mapped as <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/52155957">https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/52155957</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I would propose route=ferry ferry=cable_ferry as in relevant aspects it has<br></div><div dir="auto">properties of long distance ferry.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">You may not be able to use it when ferry is not operating, you need to wait for<br></div><div dir="auto">the time when it is leaving, there is extra time to load and unload etc.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">water_crossing=cable_ferry seems problematic as it is relatively rare feature<br></div><div dir="auto">and it will take a loooong time before it is supported if ever.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">And any route=ferry use that I can imagine will scale well for cases from <br></div><div dir="auto">road crossings to ones where travel takes 144 hours[1] and technical detail<br></div><div dir="auto">can be specified as extra info.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">[1] <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/672506453#map=6/-35.489/3.061">https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/672506453#map=6/-35.489/3.061</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div> </body>
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