> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 8:55 AM, <ed...@billiau.net> wrote: >>> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Pieren <pier...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> is that okay if I modify the wiki page and suggest to use >>>> "tunnel=culvert" (and "ford=culvert" / "bridge=culvert") instead of >>>> the >>>> ambivalent "culvert=yes" ? >>> >>> I'd like to know what ford=culvert means first. >> >> Sorry, I should have photographed one I passed this morning, complete >> with >> water. > > Perhaps you can describe it? The only thing I can think of is a normal > culvert where water also flows over the top if it's high enough. >
In a town which does not have underground storm water management, the gutters at the side of the roads have to cross one of the roads at an intersection so you have a half-elliptical shaped culvert which traffic crosses, making a little ford. The wikipedia definition of culvert is simply "A culvert is a device used to channel water." and these fit into that definition. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
