Where would the boundary be? How could we describe it objectively? In low lying areas such as the Netherlands there are sometimes so called winter dykes which give a sharp edge to the flood plain. Otherwise it would all be a bit vague around the edges. //colin
On 25 September 2016 12:30:50 CEST, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: >Hi, > >There is a draft to tag floodplains using the key natural. > > >http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/floodplain > > >My thinking is that this would lead to conflicts with other 'natural' >tags .. like natural=scrub than may be applied to the same area. > > >So .. what would be the best key to use for this feature/value? > >I am thinking that as it is associated with a waterway (it must start >to >flood from somewhere and that is usually a waterway) that the key >waterway should be used. It would have rendering similar to a lake - >but >'intermittent' so dashed lines rather than a solid colour. > > >Thoughts? > > >{There is presently flooding in some areas of Australia, why my >thoughts >have turned to this. All too soon it will turn to bushfires} > > >_______________________________________________ >Tagging mailing list >Tagging@openstreetmap.org >https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
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