[OSM-newbies] tag for "lightning conductor" (pararayosin spanish)

[John F. Eldredge]

Actually, lightning rods prevent large lightning strikes, by encouraging a series of small discharges, without the potential building up to the point that a devastatingly-large lightning strike takes place.

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Subject :Re: [OSM-newbies] tag for "lightning conductor" (pararayosin	spanish)
From  :mailto:dxpublica at telefonica.net
Date  :Wed Oct 06 12:01:57 America/Chicago 2010


En/na Richard Weait ha escrit:
> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Xan <dxpublica at telefonica.net> wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> I searched in the wiki and I did not find a tag dor lightning conductor.
>> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod]. Is there any tag dfor that?
>>     
>
> Dear Xan,
>
> In what context would it be appropriate to add lightning conductors to
> the map?  They are common on buildings, communication towers, etc.,
> but I think they are insignificant compared to the main structure.
> Even given a place with a large number of lightning conductors, like
> the Lightning Field art installation[1], I think I would be more
> inclined to mark the area, rather than individual lightning rods.
>   

Mmm. I'm not convinced. They are small like clocks could be, and we have 
tags for clocks.

For the other hand, it could be lightning conductors without any 
structure below: I live near a place (amenity=pedestrian, area=yes) with 
a lightning conductor in the middle 8-| And in many mountains they are 
near communication installations.
> Do you have something else in mind?  Have I missed another application
> of these objects?
>   

One application is obvious: the knowledge for the knowledge (kiddy). 
Serious applications, I don't know. Perhaps for knowing the probability 
of hitting lightnings?

> Best regards,
> Richard
>
> [1] http://artscool.cfa.cmu.edu/~king/earthworks/TheLightningField.htm
>   

Mmm... interesting. I don't know that "strange" art ;-)

Xan.

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