[OSM-newbies] African river crossing

[john whelan]

I think you have to accept there are some limitations on satellite mapping
and make a best guess or judgement call.  If I can wade across it in the
dry season and it comes up to my chin is it a ford?

Mapping in the UK is different, more mappers on the ground for a start.  A
lot of African mapping is done for HOT and the aid agencies and often the
alternative is nothing at all.  There just isn't enough people on the
ground with good internet connections and a knowledge of mapping to do the
job and I'd prefer not to get into a discussion on how OSM should only be
done by people on the ground.

Cheerio John

On 3 August 2015 at 08:15, David Fitzhugh <gardener1064 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Do you know that it is a ford without trying it out?
>
> Gumpa
>
>
> On 3 Aug 2015, at 11:49, john whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Connect up the two paths and the river, tag the connection as a ford?
>
> Cheerio John
>
> On 3 August 2015 at 06:37, Arne Jakobsson <kimmybjonsson at icloud.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear fellow mappers,
>> This day I encountered a river while drawing a path.
>> As you can see, some one else drew a track up to the river.
>> I understand that for routing purposes, the two ought to be connected. My
>> question: is there a way to indicate the river as a barrier in the
>> track/path?
>>
>> http://i.imgur.com/m5ihrpd.jpg
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Arne Jacobson
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