[Tagging] [OSM-newbies] compass rose or wind rose?

[Liz]

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010, Alan Mintz wrote:
> At 2010-04-28 12:40, Xan wrote:
> >How can i tag compass rose, like that
> >http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:RosaDeLosVientosTorreDeHercules.jpg
> >
> >or wind rose?
> 
> I like man_made=compass_rose . Based on the wikipedia article, it seems the
> more current term.
> 
> --

Compass Rose and Wind Rose are not synonyms.
The Compass Rose is drawn on the map for the artistic representation of 
"North"
A Wind Rose is a data representation showing you prevailing winds.
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/wind/wind_rose.shtml

I'm not subscribed to newbies, could someone copy this to there?