Hi,
I've just created a proposal page about tagging qanats:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Qanat
I hope you will help me to find a good way of mapping these features
little known in western world :)
Cheers,
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Michał
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Taggin
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:00 PM, John Sturdy wrote:
>> Also, wouldn't we be able to use waterway=canal, tunnel=yes (or whatever tag
>> we use for underground waterways)? Possibly combined with qanat=yes?
>
> Or perhaps waterway=canal, tunnel=yes, canal=qanat?
This makes sense. It also leaves pos
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Janko Mihelić wrote:
> When you look at the Wikipedia canal article, there is nothing remotely
> similar to a qanat.
It is not, but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct_(water_supply)
looks more similar and even lists qanat as a form of aqueduct.
Perhaps we co
OK, I gathered the three ideas here:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Qanat#Tagging
Any thoughts on it? Preferences?
I realized it is not easy to make a distinction between canal and
aqueduct, but we may assume that the latter is usually for drinking
water or irrigation of sma
