On Sun, 9 Aug 2009, Nic Roets wrote: > On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Liz <ed...@billiau.net> wrote: > > anyone got any ideas on tagging potential radioactive sites? > > a search of the wiki produced nothing so far > > > > > > *thinking* > > radioactivity=yes > > type=depleted_uranium > > Hi Liz, > > Many scientific labs and hospitals work with radio active materials within > an appropriate legal and enforcement framework. That may include placing of > signs at the perimeter of the premises. In those cases we should tag it. > > But people have an irrational fear of radioactivity. We certainly don't > want mappers to draw they own conclusions. For example, if a site is > storing depleted uranium, that does not mean that the public should be > worried. The level of radiation may be so low that it is not harmful to > humans. > > Regards, > Nic
Stuff in hospitals wasn't the initial query made to me, it was actually the remnants of war, which is how depleted_uranium became the example. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk