[OSM-newbies] Stepping stones?

[ael]

Johannes Huesing wrote:
> ael <law_ence.dev at ntlworld.com> [Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 11:50:42PM CEST]:
> [...]
>> I don't feel comfortable with "ford": no sort of vehicle could cross. 
> 
> What's wrong with ford? The sort of entities that are able to cross 
> should be derived from the highway that crosses the body of water.
> 
> I'd favour "highway=ford" with some clarification like 
> "ford=stepping_stones". I have been tagging a couple of fords for footpaths 
> lately, which I had mapped on a hiking tour through the Alps. 


Having just checked the dictionary definition(s) of "ford", I have to 
agree. I had become accustomed to "fords" in the context of vehicle 
crossings (and maybe cattle). So yes, ford=stepping_stones looks like 
the right choice. Meanwhile, I and others have used 
highway=stepping_stones. Perhaps ford=stepping_stones should be 
documented on the wiki: then people will find it.

ael