Re: [Tagging] Slipway vs boat ramp

2018-05-03 Thread Warin
On 04/05/18 07:11, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote: Hi Mike I agree with you that a slipway is not a boat ramp & vice versa, & have wondered the same thing myself when marking them, but don't think there are any alternatives? I guess it's another OSM "one word used worldwide" problem? Looks

Re: [Tagging] Slipway vs boat ramp

2018-05-03 Thread Graeme Fitzpatrick
Hi Mike I agree with you that a slipway is not a boat ramp & vice versa, & have wondered the same thing myself when marking them, but don't think there are any alternatives? I guess it's another OSM "one word used worldwide" problem? Thanks Graeme

Re: [Tagging] Slipway vs boat ramp

2018-05-03 Thread Dave F
Yes. A sub-tag should be used to distinguish. Something like 'rails'? --- I'm more concerned at the lack of water into which a vessel could be launched. Is the reservoir accurate? Does the level fluctuate? DaveF. On 03/05/2018 19:16, Malcolm Herring wrote: On 03/05/2018 17:14, Mike H

Re: [Tagging] Slipway vs boat ramp

2018-05-03 Thread Malcolm Herring
On 03/05/2018 17:14, Mike H wrote: there are two different kinds of slipway Yes, but both are commonly called "slipway". See :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipway ___ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org

Re: [Tagging] Slipway vs boat ramp

2018-05-03 Thread Mike H
Oops, I forgot to include the changeset discussion. Here it is, https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/58388640#map=17/31.39739/-94.52454 On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 12:16 PM Mike H <1jg...@gmail.com> wrote: > The user Tex Shotcaller made me realize that there are two different kinds > of slipway.

[Tagging] Slipway vs boat ramp

2018-05-03 Thread Mike H
The user Tex Shotcaller made me realize that there are two different kinds of slipway. There is the traditional slipway where you have a track to slide the boat down, and then there are boat ramps where you drive a trailer into the water and float the boat off the trailer. Both of these are very