On 17/2/20 5:25 pm, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
Thanks everyone for your thoughts.
Warin - you reckon not map them?
If they are permanent then they should be mapped. Can be usefull
navigational points on a map.
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.
In remote areas anything can be used as a camp site ... those cuts off
to the side for water to goto, a creek line... I would not map them for
camping reasons.
Kevin - I've never heard of them referred to as gravel stacks, only
ever pits? Maybe a State thing?
Or maybe just using the common term incorrectly - a pit is usually below
ground, but it is the term 'we' usually use.
Gravel stack is certainly more descriptive of what can found.
However in remote areas they can and do use what is available locally -
so these are pits - where stuff is dug out for local use.
???
Thanks
Graeme
On Mon, 17 Feb 2020 at 11:52, Kevin Pye <kevin....@gmail.com
<mailto: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 <mailto: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
<mailto:mapp...@consebt.de>>
*Sent:* Monday, 17 February 2020 11:11 AM
*To:* talk-au@openstreetmap.org
<mailto:talk-au@openstreetmap.org>; Graeme Fitzpatrick
<graemefi...@gmail.com <mailto:graemefi...@gmail.com>>; OSM-Au
<talk-au@openstreetmap.org <mailto: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 <mailto: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
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