[Tagging] [Talk-GB] Fords and how to provide information to help with routing apps

[Peter Elderson]

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Fr gr Peter Elderson


Op vr 7 jul 2023 om 03:58 schreef Matija Nalis <
mnalis-openstreetmaplist at voyager.hr>:

> On Wed, 5 Jul 2023 18:00:26 +1000, Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 5/7/23 03:38, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging wrote:
> >> ford=impassable makes no sense
> >> ford is by definition a passable place across waterway, if
> >> something is impassable then it is not a ford
>
> Agreed... and when not passable by anyone, I wouldn't draw it on OSM as
> any highway=* way nor related points like ford=*.
>
> However, if some traffic is NOT POSSIBLE but other traffic is, I'd
> probably still use access tags like foot=*,
> bicycle=* etc. even if those are primarily for LEGAL restrictions.
>
> E.g. if it is suicidal to try to cross such ford with bicycle there, I'd
> probably add bicycle=no.
> I should point out that it works out here, where attempted suicide is
> illegal (and you'll get fined for it :-)
> Otherwise tag purists would dislike it.
>
> > Many 'fords' in Australia are normally dry.
> >
> > When the river runs high those fords can become impassable for quite
> > some time .. weeks..
>
> Relatedly, there are:
>
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:intermittent
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:flood_prone
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:seasonal
>
>
> which might be useful for such cases.
>
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