Hatto wrote: > According to the "map features" the tag power=line may be > completed by a tag > "wires=single|double|triple|quad". I have some doubts about the > meaning of > "wires" in this case. "Map features" say about the "wires" tag: > > > Number of wires per power cable. "single" (1), "double" (2), > "triple" (3) > > or "quad" (4). The number of cables may be specified using > power=cables. > > Obviously "power=cables" is a mistake; it should probably be > "cables=[number]". > > Please could some native speakers tell me whether this > interpretation is > correct: > > A "power line" is a set of cables hanging between "power > towers"; each cable > may consist of one or more wires. Thus a German 110 kV line > named "0802" > with 6 cables [plus one neutral conductor?], each consisting of > a single > wire, may be tagged as: > > power=line > cables=6 > wires=single > ref=0802 > > Because of the scarce documentation of "power=cables" some > people started to > tag e.g. "wires=6*single". I think this should be changed to > cable=6, > wires=single. Am I right?
I think you are correct (assuming you meant cables=6). The photo on the Key:power wiki page I would tag as power=line, cables=6, wires=double. I don't believe the single cable along the very top of the pylons carries power, though stand to be corrected. I believed it was for signalling, or earthing, or both - certainly there doesn't seem to be any insulator. Perhaps worth correcting the Key:power wiki page? Ed _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
