Peter Childs wrote: > 2009/9/2 <[email protected]>: > >> Hi folks >> >> Can anyone give any advice on tagging quays on a canal? I can't find >> anything in Map Features. >> >> Basically, I need to map a small rectangular area of water on the canal >> with a number of wood/concrete quays with moorings for narrowboats. For >> the time being I have mapped the area as: >> >> name: Oldfield Quays >> waterway: canal >> area: yes >> >> I haven't mapped the wood/concrete quays themselves. Firstly, does this >> seem a reasonable way to tag the area of water? And secondly, does >> anyone have any suggestions as to how to tag the quays themselves? Any >> help appreciated. >> >> >> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.394048&lon=-2.367347&zoom=18&layers=B000FTF >> >> > > Tag it like a Harbour see http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Harbour > > A Harbour in OSM terms is anywhere you park boats be that, on a river, > at sea or on a canal. > > Peter > > There's also Dock you might want to look at: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Dock
"A dock is an '*enclosed'* area of water used for loading, unloading, building or repairing ships" I used this on a canal wharf. It seem to fit the bill. & there's also Basin: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:landuse%3Dbasin Which was used effectively on a canal here: http://osm.org/go/eumA6k9Z Dave F. _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
