What about a stockpile? And material=gravel/dirt/sand/...? I have seen piles like that before, however I've not heard them called a gravel pit, and my first thought was a quarry.
There appears to be people mapping stockpiles, but without any tag: https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/search?q=stockpile#values On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 5:54 PM Warin <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> As someone who drives a lot of country highways they are both temporary >>> and permanent. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Sebastian S. <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Monday, 17 February 2020 11:11 AM >>> *To:* [email protected]; Graeme Fitzpatrick < >>> [email protected]>; OSM-Au <[email protected]> >>> *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 < >>> [email protected]> 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 >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing > [email protected]https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > -- Jono
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