Changeset: 37097704
water -> riverbank
Closed by malcolmh
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Discussion
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Comment from DaveF
Hi Malcolm
tagging waterway=riverbank is now not the preferred way to tag:https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Water_details
Using natural=water, water=* allows data users to more easily determine whether it's a river, canal, lake etc.
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/2014-February/016422.html
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Comment from malcolmh
The preferred way to tag is the way the mapping community actually tags. Since that proposal was made, only 8% of waterways are so tagged. In fact more waterway=riverbank tags have been added since then that the total of natural=water+water=river/canal tags.
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Comment from DaveF
Hi Malcolm
Being in the majority doesn't automatically make it correct nor a reason not to change. If a better way to tag is conceived, making it easier for the data to be used, then it should be adopted. As in previous occurrences this is a gradual process often brought about by messages like mine.Changing a valid tag for a non preferred one does not improve the database.
I originally tagged waterway=riverbank. A couple of months later the newer way was point out to me. I was mildly irritated as I'd spent a lot of time tagging them, but I saw it was an improvement, so put in the extra time to amend them.
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Comment from malcolmh
I do not buy the argument that this tag makes things easier for consumers. Those that I know of all use the waterway=river/canal tagged linear ways. Anyway, good luck trying to persuade the other 290,000 instances of your case!
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Comment from DaveF
You appear to be misunderstanding. It's not the linear ways (waterway=river) that's the problem, but the polygon denoting the riverbanks.(waterway=riverbank).
It's disappointing you can't see the clear benefit of not tagging canal banks as river banks.
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