just my 2 cents: in some parts of the world it wouldn't be a cross, but something else (in most of middle-east, in the non-western countries...)
memorial=roadside_memorial memorial:type=cross/plaque/stone... memorial:reason=car_crash/whatever... Il giorno lun 12 giu 2023 alle ore 08:13 Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging < tagging@openstreetmap.org> ha scritto: > In Poland many of them are small crosses without any text or description > so it is not entirely obvious why they were placed (though you can guess > quite reliably). > > > Jun 11, 2023, 14:31 by annekadis...@web.de: > > I would think that they are still memorials, if they commemorate an > accident or suicide. > > I'm not aware of terribly many use cases for man_made=cross, maybe at open > air church service locations or along stations of the cross. > > Food for thought, anyway. > > Anne > On 11/06/2023 10:29, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging wrote: > > I typically tagged such crosses as man_made=cross > > historic=memorial memorial=cross man_made=cross ? > > Jun 11, 2023, 02:27 by annekadis...@web.de: > > A historic=wayside_cross does not mark the spot; it is not left in a > location where someone is buried or died. It is a way to make sure the > soul of the deceased gets into heaven easier by having passers by pray > for the soul. You don't have to believe in it, but that's what people > believed back then (and maybe some still do). > > note that it is not the only reason for placing them > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing > listTagging@openstreetmap.orghttps://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > -- Edoardo Yossef Marascalchi skype: asca_edom
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