[OSM-newbies] desert "streams"

[David ``Smith'']

On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Charlotte Wolter <techlady at techlady.com> wrote:
>         The USGS (US Geological Service) has a dotted and dashed line for
> intermittent streams. Do you think that's appropriate for OSM and should I
> propose it? I think it is applicable to many desert areas.

Yes, that's a very good idea.  In my mind, the new tagging and
rendering should be something like this:

waterway=stream
intermittent=yes
rendering: just like a normal stream, but dotted

Of course, for the really big ones like the LA river:

waterway=river
intermittent=yes
rendering: just like a normal river, but dotted

And finally, to give defined edges where applicable:

waterway=riverbank
intermittent=yes
rendering: a filled polygon colored almost like regular land, but with
a slight brownish tint (to suggest moist soil). Of course, such a
polygon should also have a dotted blue line running down the middle,
resulting from the actual intermittent river feature, which would make
the meaning obvious.

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David "Smith"
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