[Tagging] River crossing grade

[Peter Elderson]

I don't see much added value in this proposal.
Boat is not applicable (not a ford), use ferry for that: established
tagging.
Swimming, not a ford.
Stepping stones, I think then it's still a ford; established tagging.
Add depth, width as needed. An estimate will suffice. Dry=0 cm, soles=5 cm,
ankle=10 cm, knee=0,5 m, wade=1 m.
Intermittent, tidal: there is tagging for that.
Construction key could help if you want to tag an artificial ford.

Peter Elderson


Op wo 26 jan. 2022 om 11:59 schreef Andrew Harvey <andrew.harvey4 at gmail.com
>:

> I couldn't see anything on the wiki about river crossings grade so I
> started drafting a proposal
>
>
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Pedestrian_river_crossing
>
> Feedback or comments or help on it is most welcome.
>
> # Rational
>
> Particularly on hiking trails, the intersection of a highway=footway or
> highway=path and a waterway=* can be defined as either:
>
> - A bridge bridge=yes which allows you to walk over the watercourse.
> - A culvert tunnel=culvert which takes the water through a tunnel
> underneath the walking path.
> - Stepping stones ford=stepping_stones which allow you to walk through the
> watercourse without usually getting wet (unless the water level is higher
> than the stepping stones, this tag doesn't imply you'll always be able to
> get across)
> - A generic stream/river crossing ford=yes where your path passes through
> the watercourse.
> In the last case of ford=yes it can be helpful to describe the usual
> condition of that stream/river crossing to help give consumers an idea of
> what they can generally expect.
>
> Mindful that conditions can change depending on upstream rainfall, or it
> could vary seasonally, but for places where it's usually consistent, this
> proposal proposes tagging it.
>
> # Proposed Tagging
>
> 0. creek/stream crossing where generally the creekbed is dry and you won't
> get wet.
> 1: creek/stream crossing where generally the water level is so low that
> you won't have water ingress in your shoes
> 2: creek/stream crossing where your body will stay dry but you'll want to
> take your shoes off if you prefer to keep them dry
> 3: river crossing where your body will get wet, may have a rope to help
> you cross, but you can wade through the water and won't usually need to swim
> 4: river crossing where you'll need to swim across
>
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