[OSM-talk-be] how to map a fr:talus?

[Wouter Hamelinck]

That sounds a lot like a retaining wall:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:barrier%3Dretaining_wall
Otherwise embankment or cutting might be alternatives or better. It is hard
to tell without a picture.

wouter

On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 4:48 PM, André Pirard <A.Pirard.Papou at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for how to map what is called in French a talus
> <http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/talus> (Google's translation).
> I would call this a 1.8m simple step running for some reason for several
> 100s meters across meadows.
> Steep slope. There are "top of slope" and "bottom of slope" lines. Rest is
> perfectly flat either side.
> It might be the remnants of a old canal's bank whose other side would have
> been eroded by the often overflowing nearby river.
> A "talus" made of plain ground is often frequent at one side of a path or
> track.
> According to the wiki, it's not a "scree" nor a "shingle". It's much less
> matter specific.
> So what?
> I'll use "scree" unless/until I hear of better for a French talus.
>
> Cheers
>
> André.
>
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