[OSM-newbies] How to map a place that allows to cross a waterway=stream
Adrian
osmmail at ajw.me.uk
Sun Dec 7 12:47:22 GMT 2008
Phil James wrote:
> Ford is surely the description that should be used. A ford does not have
> to be constructed to perform that role; it can simply be a shallow point
> on a stream or river that can be crossed by wading/on horseback & c.
and
Thorir Jonsson wrote:
> "A ford is a place in a watercourse (most commonly a stream or river)
> that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading, on horseback, or in a
> wheeled vehicle."
Both those definitions of ford use the key word "shallow". Now read the
original question:
"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."
Doesn't mention shallow anywhere. If a crossing place isn't shallow
relative to the rest of the stream it isn't a ford.
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