[talk-au] sac_scale [Was: Deletion of walking tracks/paths]

[Warin]

On 27/1/22 09:56, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
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> On Wed, 26 Jan 2022 at 18:01, Andrew Harvey <andrew.harvey4 at gmail.com> 
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>     Obviously river conditions change, but I think it's useful to tag
>     what's usually the case:
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>     1. creek crossing where generall the water level is so low that
>     you won't have water ingress in your shoes
>     2. creek 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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>     I don't like using numbers as values as they aren't self
>     explanatory but I can't think of short terms you could use for tag
>     values.
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> How about:
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> waterway=river/stream +
> crossing = (maybe foot_crossing= ?)
> 1. paddling
> 2. knee_deep
> 3. chest_deep
> 4. swimming
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> I think they'd be self-explanatory to everybody?


Possibly .. but some may prefere an less subjective measure?


depth=* default in meters.

And for water speed ... speed:water=*

Asses by throwing in a stick and seeing how far it travels metres in x 
seconds -, convert to km/h ?
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