Subjective, or partially-subjective criteria for tagging are fine. Several links to science-based definitions by people that think about such things were offered earlier in the thread, and they form a fine basis for documenting what is a lake and what is a pond. We don't all need to agree on which tag applies to a specific body of water which might be tagged either way -- that's a job for a mapper looking at the definition and making the decision about which is the closest fit, and that's OK.
On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 5:17 PM Peter Elderson <pelder...@gmail.com> wrote: > There is no "it". Everybody has their own "it", and even that may be > inconsistent. > I am not opposed to ponds and lakes - I just don't see a common definition > coming up without "generally" (but not always), "typically"(but may be > different), "usually"(except where it's not), "in most countries" (but not > everywhere) etc etc. > > I don't think most bodies of water can be tagged as pond or lake by any > common standard, in a way that all agree. Nor do I think that is a problem. > > Best, Peter Elderson > > > Op wo 11 nov. 2020 om 19:51 schreef Brian M. Sperlongano < > zelonew...@gmail.com>: > >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 12:29 PM Peter Elderson <pelder...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >>> Everybody knows a difference, >>> >> >> If "everybody knows it", then let's define what that difference is and >> write it down. That is why this list exists. It is a bad idea to presume >> that different cultures and languages share a common understanding and >> terminology. The reason we are even discussing this in the first place is >> precisely because the difference between pond and lake is not universally >> clear. >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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