[Tagging] Power networks European codification scheme

[Ole Nielsen]

I'm not sure how these codes could benefit OSM. They seem to be mostly 
for use in transactions between entities such as TSO's and would have 
little public interest, even for power grid 'nerds' like me.

Further, from where would you get these codes (with an odbl compatible 
license)? I have never seen such codes used on public websites of TSO's 
and power companies. And I don't think they label substations, power 
plants with such codes at the gates so you can't get them from surveys.

Ole

On 14/01/2015 21:54, François Lacombe wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've just discovered a document published by ENTSO-E which is the
> European authority for power Transmission System Operators (like RTE in
> France or TenneT in Germany :
> https://www.entsoe.eu/about-entso-e/inside-entso-e/member-companies/Pages/default.aspx)
>
> This document summarizes a couple of principles for power system
> elements codification.
> http://clients.rte-france.com/htm/fr/vie/telecharge/EIC-Reference%20Manual%20v4r4.pdf
>
> I think it would be great to introduce the key ref:EU:EIC to tag
> transmission power lines, power plant or transmission power substation
> with it.
> These codes seem to be unique all around Europe and they would allow us
> to sustainably identify a lot of features (instead of using the OSM ID
> only).
>
> I only found one instance of eic_code=* on taginfo which actually
> concern a feature located in Czech Republic (they do have a wikipedia
> page for it http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/EIC_k%C3%B3d)
>
> If everyone agree about the key, I may add it to the Power Transmission
> Refinement proposal
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Power_transmission_refinement
>
>
> All the best
>
> *François Lacombe*
>
> fl dot infosreseaux At gmail dot com
> www.infos-reseaux.com <http://www.infos-reseaux.com>
> @InfosReseaux <http://www.twitter.com/InfosReseaux>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Tagging mailing list
> Tagging at openstreetmap.org
> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
>