[OSM-newbies] mapping windbreaks

[Richard Weait]

On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Alexandros Papadopoulos
<alexandros.papadopoulos at gmail.com> wrote:
> In places of extreme wind conditions it is useful for (at least)
> touring cyclists to know about potential windbreaks. These are not
> necessarily shelter in the traditional sense, i.e. a roof over our
> heads, but rather vertical structures that can reduce the howling
> winds to a liveable level.
>
> Example: An abandoned building with no roof but 2-3 still standing walls.
>
> How should such features be mapped?

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