Cartinus wrote: > On Thursday 08 April 2010 22:00:54 John Smith wrote: > >> From http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beach >> >> >>> "Beach areas should always meet with a natural=coastline way.
This is not the case. Many lakes have beaches, either natural or even man made. >>> Do not use >>> this tag for patches of sand/gravel which are not by a coastline. Note >>> that the natural=coastline should ideally be positioned at the average >>> high tide line, which may mean the beach is quite small or not mapped at >>> all in fact." >>> >> By this logic wouldn't the beach cover from the average high tide line >> to the average low tide line? >> > > No. The beach is above the high tide line. > > For everyone who has never seen the sea .... > > Commonly a sandy beach consists of a dry part with loose sand above the high > tide line and a wet part with compact sand between the low and high tide > lines. What the wiki is trying to say, is that you should map the dry part. You appear to have a limited view on what a beach is. On some (many?) high tide completely covers the sand/shingle etc yet is still considered a beach. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging