[OSM-newbies] How to map a place that allows to cross a waterway=stream

[Stefan Breunig]

That could work although it won't be visible on a "drawn" map. Well,
it was visible before only in mapnik's highest zoom level when you
looked closely.

Thanks
Greetings
xeen

On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 09:25, David Ebling <dave_ebling at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I'd map it with a trail going straight over, sharing a node with the stream. Just like a level crossing between a railway line and a road.
>
> Or did I misunderstand?
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> Regards,
>
> Dave
>
>
> --- On Thu, 4/12/08, Stefan Breunig <stefan at mathphys.fsk.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote:
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>> From: Stefan Breunig <stefan at mathphys.fsk.uni-heidelberg.de>
>> Subject: [OSM-newbies] How to map a place that allows to cross a waterway=stream
>> To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
>> Date: Thursday, 4 December, 2008, 9:02 PM
>> The problem is:
>> There's a small waterway=stream and there are trails
>> from both sides,
>> but there is no bridge or ford or anything else that would
>> ease
>> crossing the stream. It's just a place without bushes
>> and trees and
>> the stream is relatively small so crossing is easier. How
>> should I tag
>> this feature so it allows routing software to understand?
>> It's easily
>> understandable for humans that this place is probably
>> suitable for
>> crossing since there are trails from both sides, but that
>> there's no
>> special "thing" that allows that. However,
>> navigation software of
>> course won't route there.
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> xeen
>>
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