[Tagging] RFC: more barrier types

[Dave F.]

  On 20/09/2010 19:27, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm asking for comments to the "new" barrier types listed here:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/New_barrier_types
>
> If you miss something, please report here so that we can extend the
> proposal.

Spike/Teeth Barriers

http://www.entryparkingposts.com/
(First picture)

These don't allow travel unless retracted.

There's also the less destructive ones that allow travel in one 
direction as they collapse underneath a vehicle.
(Second picture)

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A definition for a ha-ha wall would be good:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha-ha

I think they need to be differentiated from a standard wall, not least 
because they're virtually invisible when approaching them, especially 
from the higher side.

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Sea wall:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_wall

These are barriers to prevent erosion of the land.

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Groynes are for some reason classified under man_made which IMO is far 
to general.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groynes

barrier=groyne is a much more descriptive tag.

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I'm not sure about swing gates. I would have thought the default for 
gate would be of the swing variety & therefore doesn't need noting?