> Date: Sun, 7 May 2017 11:10:02 -0600 > From: Clifford Snow <cliff...@snowandsnow.us> > To: "Tag discussion, strategy and related tools" > <tagging@openstreetmap.org> > Cc: talk...@openstreetmap.org > Subject: Re: [Tagging] Mapping Attenuation Ponds / Sustainable > Drainage schemes > > On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Steve Brook <srbr...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > > > Many new UK housing estates are required to be built with Attenuation > > Ponds / Sustainable Drainage schemes as part of their development. > > These are to control rain water runoff during storms and consist of a > > pond surrounded by an embankment with a controlled release structure > > to slow down drainage of the water to the river system. > > > > > > > > The relevant features might be > > > > · Low or normal water level of pond > > > > · High water level or top of embankment > > > > · Land use/vegetation between low/high water marks is water > > tolerant/marsh plants > > > > · Structures for water input and output – often brickwork and > > filter screens round a pipe. > > > > > > > > Has anyone any experience of mapping and tagging such a structure? > > > > Are there any examples of where this has been done? > > > > These are common where I live. (We get lots of rain from October to June) I > map them > as landuse=basin, basin=* based on how they are designed. See > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:basin for more info. > > Clifford
In the US these are known as retention ponds or detention ponds. (Not sure if there is a technical difference between the terms or not.) I have mapped many of these. I use landuse=basin with basin=retention. Mark Bradley _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
