[Tagging] bridge=aqueduct mapped as polygon riverbank?

Wyo otto.wyss at orpatec.ch
Sun Dec 19 20:03:45 GMT 2010


Dave F. wrote:
> Hi
>
> Does anyone have an example of a bridge=aqueduct/yes that's been mapped
> as polygon riverbank to give width to the waterway?
>
I've come across quite some bridges (and some aqueducts) on canals in France yet 
I've never ever seen a bridge mapped with riverbanks even nothing speaks 
against. Some bridges have a "width" albeit that isn't rendered currently. IMO a 
bridge should have a width if known.

Besides riverbanks are tagged as "waterway=riverbanks" which will lead to 
problems when one day routing on waterways will be possible. Therefore I and 
others have switched to mapping rivers as water with "natural=water" and not use 
riverbanks anymore.

Wyo




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