Re: [Tagging] water control valves/gates

Sluice gate is correct for open waterways. Valve is the equivalent if the water flows in pipeline. On 21 Apr 2017 14:43, "François Lacombe" wrote: > Hi, > > I wasn't aware of this word too and it's a nice find :) > > Sluice gates won't be used elsewhere than on waterways (even underground > pipe

Re: [Tagging] water control valves/gates

Hi, I wasn't aware of this word too and it's a nice find :) Sluice gates won't be used elsewhere than on waterways (even underground pipelines or penstocks) but discharge points can be found on a any pressurized pipeline system (hydraulic, pneumatic and so on) flow_control should be freely used o

Re: [Tagging] water control valves/gates

Thanks Marc and John - that is exactly what I was looking for. I didn't know that word, so searching the wiki didn't help. I will follow the wiki on that. Any suggestions for the landuse for water control facilities? Javbw. Javbw > On Apr 21, 2017, at 7:57 PM, Marc Gemis wrote: > > th

Re: [Tagging] water control valves/gates

On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 10:30 AM, John Sturdy wrote: > This sounds like a sluice gate to me: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/sluice_gate > > Or is there some significant difference? that's what I use (I seem to be one of the more heavy users of this tag). m. _

Re: [Tagging] water control valves/gates

This sounds like a sluice gate to me: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/sluice_gate Or is there some significant difference? On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 3:43 AM, John Willis wrote: > this object is what I am interested in tagging: > > https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/488358755#m

[Tagging] water control valves/gates

this object is what I am interested in tagging: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/488358755#map=19/36.22843/139.30731 Along the hundreds of KM of levees surrounding the large river near my house, each stream, drain, canal,