[Tagging] Mapping fords on large waterways

Warin 61sundowner at gmail.com
Wed Aug 18 08:31:44 UTC 2021


On 18/8/21 3:46 pm, Dolly Andriatsiferana wrote:
>
>     I guess the questions there would be is the road raised above
>     "ground" level or not, & is it frequently / regularly cut?
>
> No, those ways are generally always underwater (I'm talking about a 
> region with a humid tropical climate). Not accessible by car though, 
> only by motorbike and by foot - as the water level on marshes and 
> swamps don't change a lot even after heavy rains, those ways are 
> permanently used.
>
> Here are example photos of what I'm talking about - 
> https://imgur.com/a/7kV4WB2 <https://imgur.com/a/7kV4WB2>
>
The tag ford=yes would be ideally used along the length of the way that 
is submerged.

Using it on a single node alone is fast and easy but not detailed, if 
you have the time tag the way.


>
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 1:25 AM Graeme Fitzpatrick 
> <graemefitz1 at gmail.com <mailto:graemefitz1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>
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>     On Tue, 17 Aug 2021 at 18:27, Dolly Andriatsiferana
>     <privatemajory at gmail.com <mailto:privatemajory at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Hi all,
>
>         I think this fits in the topic so I'm profiting : should a
>         portion of highway=* that goes through a *swamp* or a
>         *marsh* also get the tag ford=yes? Or flood_prone=yes?
>
>
>     I guess the questions there would be is the road raised above
>     "ground" level or not, & is it frequently / regularly cut?
>
>      Thanks
>
>     Graeme
>
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