Is there any limit to what can be mapped power=cable? Can micromappers use this tag for wires connecting their house to a garage? Or a wire from their garage to a string of light bulbs hanging across the back yard?
Should there be a different tag for power wires at the consumer level? On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 8:20 PM François Lacombe <fl.infosrese...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Joseph, > > Yes, according to you, it's a power cable. > > We don't use the same tags: the first got voltage=200000000000 while the > second got voltage=220 > > All the best > > *François Lacombe* > > fl dot infosreseaux At gmail dot com > www.infos-reseaux.com > @InfosReseaux <http://www.twitter.com/InfosReseaux> > > > Le lun. 15 oct. 2018 à 00:05, Joseph Eisenberg <joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com> > a écrit : > >> What about the 2 insulated wires that attach my house to the nearest >> power pole? Are they a power=cable (overhead)? >> >> If we use the same tag for huge 10 cm wide cables and tiny 1cm cables, it >> makes it hard for map renderers to show power cables at all without leading >> to problems. >> >> Joseph >> >> On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 11:19 PM François Lacombe < >> fl.infosrese...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Jospeh, >>> >>> What a time to discuss about minor_line! >>> >>> Basically in power language, a line is not insulated while a cable >>> actually is. >>> I won't be in favor to slightly adapt minor_line to include some cables >>> (even tiny). >>> >>> More generally, the concern to show on carto render only what is >>> relevant or significant regards the voltage here. >>> An important voltage makes things really bigger while a low one allow to >>> reduce sizes, including the space between conductors. >>> This what is exactly implied in minor_line, and what is cluttering power >>> key values too. >>> >>> To solve the problem, carto can filter power=cable on voltage=*, because >>> we shouldn't introduce power=minor_cable. >>> >>> All the best >>> >>> François >>> >>> Le dim. 14 oct. 2018 à 12:48, Joseph Eisenberg < >>> joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com> a écrit : >>> >>>> The team at Openstreetmap-carto (the "standard" map style) recently >>>> added rendering for power=cable which are specifically tagged as being >>>> overground or overhead (on the ground or on poles). >>>> >>>> Most power=cable are high-voltage underground or underwater power >>>> cables, but some are insulated cables above-ground. >>>> >>>> Now it's can be seen that in some places, eg France, power=cable has >>>> been used for minor distribution lines (220 volt?) bringing power to >>>> individual buildings. >>>> >>>> Eg 1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/47.95900/6.80918 >>>> 2. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/512818816 >>>> >>>> Perhaps these should be tagged as power=minor_line, but the wiki says >>>> these are uninsulated, hence the confusion. And the wiki says "Use >>>> power=cable for any voltage"! >>>> >>>> Should the wiki page for power=minor_line be changed to mention the >>>> possibility that these lines may be insulated in some places? Should the >>>> power=cable page state that this is only intended for higher-voltage lines? >>>> >>>> -Joseph >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Tagging mailing list >>>> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tagging mailing list >>> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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