[HOT] Waterways in swampy area

[Natfoot]

Arne,
It is also my understanding to use waterway=stream or waterway=river vs
waterway=canal.  If you don't feel that these are appropriate ditch could
work in certain situations.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:waterway

Best Regards,

Nathan P
email: natfoot at gmail.com

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 2:39 AM, althio <althio.forum at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Arne,
>
> I may be mistaken, but I assume these are natural and not man-made.
> Hence you should use preferably waterway=river over waterway=canal in this
> case.
>
> see also https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:waterway%3Driver
>
> Have a good day.
>
> -- althio
>
>
>
> On 26 July 2017 at 23:15, Arne Kimmig <arnekimmig at icloud.com> wrote:
> > Is it okay to map waterways in swampy areas as canals? See
> > http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/2768#task/462
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Arne
> >
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