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I thought the whole point of OSM was to map the ground truth?</div>
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Power lines are there, and they are an important navigational aid when out walking or hiking.</div>
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And besides, just about every commercial mapping provider that I've used shows them. The OS does, as do maps that I've seen in a range of continental European countries.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> john whelan <jwhelan0112@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 19 January 2023 03:03<br>
<b>To:</b> OpenStreetMap talk mailing list <talk@openstreetmap.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OSM-talk] Should we be mapping transformers and powerlines?</font>
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<div dir="auto">Apparently you can do a lot of expensive damage by firing a rifle bullet through them as happened more than once in the US and given the situation in Europe at the moment is there a risk that something similar could happen there?
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<div dir="auto">Should we have a process that says some things should not be mapped?</div>
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<div dir="auto">I seem to recall that the location of the pipeline that supplies aviation fuel to airports is considered an official secret in the UK. </div>
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<div dir="auto">Thoughts?</div>
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<div dir="auto">Thanks John</div>
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