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

[Liz]

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010, Liz wrote:
> 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?
> 

Now I've read the Spanish Wikipedia article I see that the confusion came from 
a literal translation.
In English, it is still a compass rose in the picture.