Thanks everyone for your thoughts. Warin - you reckon not map them?
Sebastian - as Michael said, both temp & permanent but *much* bigger than a sandbox! Here's one that I spotted while mapping t'other day, that got me wondering about them. https://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?relation=6007743#map=19/-36.41030/148.59385 I know that in remote areas, they're often used as impromptu camping grounds, being somewhere that you can pull up, usually out of view of the road, & stop for the night. Kevin - I've never heard of them referred to as gravel stacks, only ever pits? Maybe a State thing? Thanks Graeme On Mon, 17 Feb 2020 at 11:52, Kevin Pye <kevin....@gmail.com> wrote: > The term you're looking for is "gravel stack". A gravel pit is indeed a > quarry -- but that's something else. > > Kevin. > > On Mon, 17 Feb 2020 at 12:31, Michael James <mich...@techdrive.com.au> > wrote: > >> As someone who drives a lot of country highways they are both temporary >> and permanent. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Sebastian S. <mapp...@consebt.de> >> *Sent:* Monday, 17 February 2020 11:11 AM >> *To:* talk-au@openstreetmap.org; Graeme Fitzpatrick < >> graemefi...@gmail.com>; OSM-Au <talk-au@openstreetmap.org> >> *Subject:* Re: [talk-au] Gravel pits? >> >> >> >> Is this a temporary thing? >> >> Or is this similar to sand boxes they (used to) have next to rail lines? >> (For traction in winter) >> >> On 17 February 2020 10:14:47 am AEDT, Graeme Fitzpatrick < >> graemefi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> What do we map gravel pits as? (Areas off the side of a main road, used >> by Dept of Transport Main Roads to dump gravel etc for road building / >> repairs) >> >> >> >> Quarry seems a bit excessive! >> >> >> >> Depot doesn't really cut-it either as there's nothing there except for a >> pile of dirt. >> >> >> >> & is this another Aussie-only? >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> Graeme >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-au mailing list >> Talk-au@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >> >
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