[OSM-newbies] Direction of streams / rivers

[Dave Stubbs]

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Bogus Zaba <bogsub at bogzab.plus.com> wrote:
> Sorry if this is a stupid question. I am new to the list and to OSM
> mapping.
>
> What is the convention for direction of streams and rivers? I assumed
> that the direction of the way would be the same as direction of flow in
> the stream. However in many cases in my locality I see that it is
> opposite, ie the direction of the way is upstream - from sea to source.
> Is there a correct way to set this direction?
>


A lot of people probably don't pay much attention to it, as it's not
rendered anywhere, and to many people it just doesn't matter.
Where people do pay attention the convention has been in the direction
of flow as you'd expect.

Dave