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

[Glenn Powers]

I've crossed fords on horseback, on foot and in four wheel drive 
vehicles. "Shallow" is a very relative term. Horses can cross several 
feet of water, so can people -- if they're determined. For the love of 
all that's good, please don't add another tag unless you really, really 
need to. More tags means more work for everyone.

cheers,
glenn


Adrian wrote:
> 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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