Hi
I would say yes, it is. It fits in with all other bodies of water mapped
as polygons. It makes it easier for renderers to do a general render for
all water features or be more specific for each type.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:water
I swapped over when it was pointed out to me that tagging canals banks
as waterway=riverbank (which was what was designated back in '14) was
awkward for them:
"The advantage is that you can determine it is a canal from the polygon
alone. With waterway=riverbank you have to find the corresponding
centreline first (assuming it exists)."
That waterway=riverbank is still popular & being used isn't a valid reason for
using it. What's best for the database is what should be tagged. I've been
gradually retagging riverbanks if I see any in the location I'm editing.
Cheers
DaveF
On 06/09/2018 14:15, yves wrote:
That's what I read here :
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:water%3Driver
Regards,
Yves
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