If OSM has the water source tagged as potable, but the actual water source has a sign saying the water isn't potable, I wouldn't drink it. If OSM has the water source tagged as non-potable, but the actual water source has a sign saying the water is potable, I would drink it only in an emergency.
On November 13, 2014 9:46:17 AM CST, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2014-11-13 1:51 GMT+01:00 Tod Fitch <t...@fitchdesign.com>: > > > A reason for the non-potable would be nice too. I can filter and > disinfect > > water with a field kit but I can't remove toxic minerals and this is > > important to know when traveling in the area. > > > > > while this is true, I'm not sure if I would rely in this case on > information from OSM ;-) > My suggestion is to not formalize this but use a generic tag like > "description" (which is intended for end users, while "note" is less > suitable as it is intended for fellow mappers). > > cheers, > Martin > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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