[talk-au] Fords, Causeways, Piers, Wharfs, etc
Really? We've always called 'em Fords here in SA, they called causeways elsewhere? And a causeway to me is exactly the definition I saw posted earlier from wikipedia, so the whole confusion is confusing to me :) Something else I can't work out how to tag is a jetty, the thing that juts out into water and boats tie up to. But after 8 years of drought here, perhaps I needn't worry too much. man_made = pier works doesn't it? That's whay I've seen people using and the definition on map features seems to fit it. Hi All, I don't have a problem with a ford (Slab of concrete or gravel base across a water course, wet or dry) or a causeway ( A rock or concrete structure across a water course with the ability of water to pass under during normal season and water over structure during flooding) I don't have a problem with a pier to show a structure along a water course or protruding into a watercourse that is used for marine activities. What I do have a problem with is a rock or concrete wall that is built to control the flow of water as in river mouths and enclosing harbours. Some call them Breakwalls, some call them Training Walls, some call them Breakwaters, some call them Retaining Walls and so forth. What do we call them ??? Nearly every river and harbour on the north coast of NSW have them Regards Darylr -- ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au End of Talk-au Digest, Vol 23, Issue 7 ** ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Fords, Causeways, Piers, Wharfs, etc
Hi there, The maps produced by the NSW Department of Lands (now NSW Land and Property Information) calls them a breakwater in their map key. I've also seen the breakwater term used on warning sings and the like which are posted near said man-made rocky protrusions. So, unless a different govt dept calls them something else that's probably the most official name for them in an Australian context. Brent What I do have a problem with is a rock or concrete wall that is built to control the flow of water as in river mouths and enclosing harbours. Some call them Breakwalls, some call them Training Walls, some call them Breakwaters, some call them Retaining Walls and so forth. What do we call them ??? Nearly every river and harbour on the north coast of NSW have them Regards Darylr -- ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au End of Talk-au Digest, Vol 23, Issue 7 ** ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
Re: [talk-au] Fords, Causeways, Piers, Wharfs, etc
--- On Mon, 25/5/09, dar...@tpg.com.au dar...@tpg.com.au wrote: What I do have a problem with is a rock or concrete wall that is built to control the flow of water as in river mouths and enclosing harbours. Some call them Breakwalls, some call them Training Walls, some call them Breakwaters, some call them Retaining Walls and so forth. What do we call them ??? Nearly every river and harbour on the north coast of NSW have them South coast too... http://tagwatch.stoecker.eu/Australia-oceania/En/tags.html Has a number of the above variations listed. ___ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
