Okay, that's clearer. Thanks.
On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Daniel Koć <daniel@koć.pl> wrote: > W dniu 18.09.2015 15:31, Dave Swarthout napisał(a): > >> It's not all that clear to me. Are you proposing the tag >> aeroway=heliport to be used in the specific case of a helipad that is >> part of a regular airport instead of using aeroway=helipad? >> >> If so, do you recommend we continue using the helipad tagging in the >> case of a separate facility for helicopters only? >> > > According to Wikipedia definition: > > "A heliport is a small airport suitable only for use by helicopters. > Heliports typically contain one or more helipads and may have limited > facilities such as fuel, lighting, a windsock, or even hangars. In larger > towns and cities, customs facilities may be available at a heliport." > > [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliport ] > > Helipad is just a landing place (for example some hospitals have them > alone), heliport is more than this, so they are not the same. Look at this > heliport: > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/108957278 > > It's tiny and have only one helipad, but the infrastructure contains some > terminals and the apron. > > -- > "The train is always on time / The trick is to be ready to put your bags > down" [A. Cohen] > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > -- Dave Swarthout Homer, Alaska Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com
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