That sounds a lot like a retaining wall: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:barrier%3Dretaining_wall Otherwise embankment or cutting might be alternatives or better. It is hard to tell without a picture.
wouter On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 4:48 PM, André Pirard <a.pirard.pa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking for how to map what is called in French a talus > <http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/talus> (Google's translation). > I would call this a 1.8m simple step running for some reason for several > 100s meters across meadows. > Steep slope. There are "top of slope" and "bottom of slope" lines. Rest is > perfectly flat either side. > It might be the remnants of a old canal's bank whose other side would have > been eroded by the often overflowing nearby river. > A "talus" made of plain ground is often frequent at one side of a path or > track. > According to the wiki, it's not a "scree" nor a "shingle". It's much less > matter specific. > So what? > I'll use "scree" unless/until I hear of better for a French talus. > > Cheers > > André. > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-be mailing list > Talk-be@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be > > -- "Den som ikke tror på seg selv kommer ingen vei." - Thor Heyerdahl
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