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Fr gr Peter Elderson Op do 28 nov. 2019 om 09:53 schreef Martin Koppenhoefer < dieterdre...@gmail.com>: > Am Do., 28. Nov. 2019 um 01:23 Uhr schrieb Graeme Fitzpatrick < > graemefi...@gmail.com>: > >> A berm, in modern usage, does indeed refer to any number of broadly >> similar concepts, in that it is (usually) a simple pile of dirt, either >> bare, or covered with grass. >> >> So how about changing the definition to: >> " A *Berm <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Berm>* in modern usage, is a >> raised barrier (usually made of compacted earth, either bare or grass >> covered) separating two areas. It can have many applications, including as >> a defensive fortification line, a protective barrier, a border/separation >> barrier or in industrial or sporting settings". >> Is that better? >> >> > > I believe we should define the tags according to their meaning. If I get > this right, a berm is defined through their shape, is describing a physical > characteristic. Therefor the definition should not be about the > applications / function. For the function we should add additional tags if > deemed useful by the mapper. So there would be a tag to say it is a berm > (man made earthwork of certain shapes), and another one that says there is > a fortification line, or a protection for a shooting range, or whatever. > > > Jan Michel wrote: > >> - We should have a defined way to tag the purpose of the berm - e.g. >> berm = noise_barrier >> > > > along the reasoning above, I would expect the key "berm" to describe a > type of berm. I am not an expert for earthworks, but I am pretty sure there > will be subtypes of berms describing maybe physical characteristics or > other constructive details (e.g. how it was built, if there is > reinforcement, etc.) > Therefore functional characteristics like "this is there for noise > protection" should go into another tag (would have to discuss what makes > sense). > > Cheers, > Martin > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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