[Tagging] Is waterway=riverbank an 'Old scheme' ?

[Dave F]

Hi

I would say yes, it is. It fits in with all other bodies of water mapped 
as polygons. It makes it easier for renderers to do a general render for 
all water features or be more specific for each type.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:water

I swapped over when it was pointed out to me that tagging canals banks 
as waterway=riverbank (which was what was designated back in '14) was 
awkward for them:

    "The advantage is that you can determine it is a canal from the polygon
     alone.  With waterway=riverbank you have to find the corresponding
     centreline first (assuming it exists)."

That waterway=riverbank is still popular & being used isn't a valid reason for using it. What's best for the database is what should be tagged. I've been gradually retagging riverbanks if I see any in the location I'm editing.

Cheers
DaveF



On 06/09/2018 14:15, yves wrote:
> That's what I read here : 
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:water%3Driver
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> Regards,
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> Yves
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