2018-01-16 10:13 GMT+01:00 Malcolm Herring <malcolm.herr...@btinternet.com>:
> On 16/01/2018 08:43, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > >> probably with exceptions, e.g. this is a lighthouse from 1911 (i.e. >> historic) with a lattice structure, generally considered a lighthouse: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adziogol_Lighthouse >> > > I can see a house! > > To be clear, the OP asked what the difference is between a lighthouse and > a beacon, not the difference between a major light and a minor light. yes, there's a house, what I wanted to "prove" is that there are lattice towers which are considered lighthouses, in response to "The main point that I was trying to make is that a simple pile or lattice tower with a light on top should not be tagged as man_made=lighthouse, but man_made=beacon." > The two classes of objects overlap, but are not equivalent. Only objects > that have a maritime navigation function carry "seamark" tags. Many > lighthouses & beacons do not. > sure, for example here's a "famous" lighthouse in Rome, far from the sea: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/249332339 Cheers, Martin
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