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> On 25 Feb 2017, at 12:16, Dave F <davefoxfa...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > Won't the first node of the named way that's most upstream indicate its start > point by default? > > What advantages will adding a specific 'it starts here' tag bring? it would be an explicit way to tag the beginning, otherwise you can't tell whether the start of a river in OSM is also the start of the actual river, or if there are missing parts in OSM. Regarding the "spring" tagging: in most cases the waterway after a spring is a stream, not a river. cheers, Martin _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
