[Tagging] Is it a man_made=mast?

[Gerd Petermann]

I think in German the words Pylon or longer Werbepylon are used for this,
see https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werbepylon
Maybe there is a similar word in BE ?

> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mcd_IMGP3581_wp.jpg

Gerd
________________________________________
Von: Andy Townsend <ajt1047 at gmail.com>
Gesendet: Montag, 4. April 2016 16:06
An: tagging at openstreetmap.org
Betreff: Re: [Tagging] Is it a man_made=mast?

On 04/04/2016 14:45, Andreas Labres wrote:
> ...
> AFAICT man_made=mast corresponds to the usage of the German "Mast"
> ...

Not for the first time I think it's a shame that OSM wasn't invented in
Germany.  Tagging would be so much more _precise_  :)

> As this isn't rod-shaped it shouldn't be called a "mast". It should
> rather be some advertising=billboard kind of thing. IMO. Also think of
> that high McDonald's "M" advertising towers (that can be seen from
> highways far away),
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mcd_IMGP3581_wp.jpg
>
>  either that should be tagged as kind of tower or as kind of
> advertising (I'd prefer the latter).

man_made=abomination , perhaps?  :)

Cheers,

Andy


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