Johannes Huesing wrote: > ael <[email protected]> [Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 11:50:42PM CEST]: > [...] >> I don't feel comfortable with "ford": no sort of vehicle could cross. > > What's wrong with ford? The sort of entities that are able to cross > should be derived from the highway that crosses the body of water. > > I'd favour "highway=ford" with some clarification like > "ford=stepping_stones". I have been tagging a couple of fords for footpaths > lately, which I had mapped on a hiking tour through the Alps.
Having just checked the dictionary definition(s) of "ford", I have to agree. I had become accustomed to "fords" in the context of vehicle crossings (and maybe cattle). So yes, ford=stepping_stones looks like the right choice. Meanwhile, I and others have used highway=stepping_stones. Perhaps ford=stepping_stones should be documented on the wiki: then people will find it. ael _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
