Ford is surely the description that should be used. A ford does not have to be constructed to perform that role; it can simply be a shallow point on a stream or river that can be crossed by wading/on horseback & c. Even a 'constructed' ford is susceptible to differences in conditions. By tagging it as a ford, you are warning users that it is a water crossing where they will get wet, and may be unusable in the wrong conditions.
Adrian wrote: > Please don't use ford. I have no objection to using highway=ford on > footways where there really is a ford, but if there isn't one it is > downright misleading and would be seriously annoying if you arrived > expecting one, possibly fatal for someone who pressed on in the wrong > conditions. > > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies > > _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
