[OSM-newbies] Mapping streams

[Chris Jones]

Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
> On 02-Sep-08, at 3:52 PM, xeen wrote:
>
>   
>> I'm trying to map a river, but I'm not exactly sure how to do so. The
>> problem is, that it's not really accessible, so walking on the edge is
>> not possible (it's a smaller river, so using a boat or kanu doesn't
>> work either). There's a cycleway nearby, but it's not going "a fixed
>> distance" from the river, so it's not possible to map the river's arcs
>> without blindly guessing (when cycling along the way).
>> Is there a better way than just using the accessible points and
>> interpolate the rest?
>>     
>
> well I am trying to map a canal which is mainly sewage - only way to  
> do it is
>
> a: wade through it
> b: get on the various bridges and interpolate

There is nothing wrong with a bit of educated guesswork, its better 
(IMHO) to have it mapped roughly than not at all.

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