The taginfo map is misleading, because it doesn't show the location of
relations, and almost all route=power features are relations with
type=route. Try overpass-turbo instead, for example in Italy:
http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/PF9

On 1/11/20, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/1/20 4:19 pm, Joseph Eisenberg wrote:
>> Who is using route=power?
>>
>> It has no documentation except for a rather confusing Proposal page
>> (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Power_routing_proposal/Tagging_similar_to_Transportation_routes)
>> but it's used 15,000 times.
>
> Only used is very small parts of the world - as seen on taginfo map.
> https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/route=power#map
>
> For contrast there are over 500,000 power=line in the data base,
> and the use is world wide..
> https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/power=line#map
>
>
>>
>> Is this feature actually useful and verifiable?
>
> Not usefull.
>
> Verifiable? As in there are power lines there, yes.
>
> However I view them similar to roads .. there maybe a power line there ..
> but 'traffic' can be in both directions.
>
> I see no point in having a dedicated 'route' for power.
>
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