They both have elements of flow control, but function in quite different ways and look very different. A weir is used to raise the water level or control flow, with water flowing over the top. A sluice gate is essentially a valve for small waterways.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:tagging- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ulf Lamping > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 2:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - sluice_gate > > Am 03.01.2011 02:59, schrieb Paul Norman: > > I've set up a proposal for sluice_gates, which are typically found on > > small waterways in agricultural areas at > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/sluice_gate > > What's the difference to waterway=weir? > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:waterway%3Dweir > > Regards, ULFL > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
