These are much taller than a step. There are earth banks at the edge of each terrace, to keep the water in.
Here are some examples: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rice_terraces_on_Bali_-_Tegalalang_Rice_Terrace_-_Indonesia_06.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fukuoka-Tsuzura_Rice_Terrace_in_an_Early_Summer-xl.jpg There are also flood irrigated rice fields ("paddies") in flatter areas, where there are just small earth berms between each field section. Usually there is a slight difference in height, which varies based on the slope. This can be hard to see from a distance: https://pixabay.com/it/photos/uomo-riso-paddy-lavoro-panorama-5524518/ -- Joseph Eisenberg On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 2:26 PM Graeme Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> wrote: > A while back, we had a discussion / proposal about mapping steps as an > area, so that each step was mapped. > > Would that concept work here? > > Thanks > > Graeme > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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