A leat is a very specific thing. It is certainly not a canal, but
neither is it a ditch nor drain. I would favour waterway=leat. That
describes, unambiguously, exactly what it is.
--
cheers
Chris Hill (chillly)
On 21/04/2017 12:20, Christoph Hormann wrote:
On Friday 21 April 2017, John Sturdy wrote:
waterway=canal
canal=leat
vs
waterway=leat
waterway=canal is for larger artificial waterways only.
Our current tagging scheme for artificial waterways is not very
consistent because it derives essentially from three originally very
specific but at the same time only vaguely defined types
(canal/drain/ditch). Creating yet another equally specific and equally
ill defined type (waterway=leat) will not improve that.
I would suggest sticking with the three established types and adding
service=* and width=* as it applies.
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