On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 10:16:12 +1000 Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Does 'intermittent' still apply to a 50 or 100 year cycle ? > > I would say YES! > > I think the OSM wiki is wrong in putting the word "seasonal" as a > qualifier to the tag intermittent! > Seasonal things should be tagged with the tag seasonal! > In fact I'll be brave and remove the word! It was looks to be added > by Chrabros <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Chrabros> in > April 2014.. So I have removed the word seasonal from the meaning of > intermittent and added a 'common mistakes' section for seasonal > things... And added my comments to its discussion page. According to what I found "intermittent" is not excluding regular changes - see for example "Intermittent streams flow seasonally in response to snowmelt and/or elevated groundwater tables resulting from increased periods of precipitation and/or decreased evapotranspiration." from "Temporary streams" by Margaret Palmer, or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_stream " "Perennial" streams are contrasted with "intermittent" streams which normally cease flowing for weeks or months each year, and with "ephemeral" channels that flow only for hours or days following rainfall." or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream#Intermittent_and_ephemeral_streams . There is nothing wrong with adding both intermittent=yes and seasonal=yes. Also, there is no good reason to break data consumers by removing popular and correct intermittent=yes and adding a new tag (seasonal=yes). _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging