<div dir="ltr"><div>Was just going to say I <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/698286143">mapped one</a> at a new housing development on the edge of Market Harborough a few years ago, but I suspect <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/571404709">this</a> is one too. There are probably a number of dry swales nearby along the Leen and the Daybrook. I haven't mapped these but may have considered using embankment. I think most new housing developments are likely to have something along these lines, but perhaps not so obvious.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I also had a go at representing the <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/106956#map=19/53.38525/-1.46868">sustainable urban drainage system</a> (SUDS) we looked at before a pub meeting in Sheffield a couple of years ago.</div><div><br></div><div>For some the purpose is obvious, but for others it can only be inferred (often in retrospect). <br></div><div><br></div><div>Personally, I'd find more images and explanations on the wiki would be helpful.</div><div><br></div><div>Jerry<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 24 Sept 2021 at 10:18, Andy Robinson <<a href="mailto:ajrlists@gmail.com">ajrlists@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Mark Goodge <<a href="mailto:mark@good-stuff.co.uk" target="_blank">mark@good-stuff.co.uk</a>> <br>
Sent: 24 September 2021 10:08<br>
To: <a href="mailto:talk-gb@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">talk-gb@openstreetmap.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] Swales<br>
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> if they're normally dry most of the time, though, then I think that<br>
water=basin and either basin=infiltration or <br>
> basin=detention (depending on design) would be good additional tags. The<br>
examples on the wiki for these <br>
> match what most of us would call swales.<br>
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Good call Mark, cheers<br>
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Andy<br>
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