[Tagging] Drain vs ditch

[Eugene Podshivalov]

Here are some pictures to make the difference between drainage ditches and
drain clear.
Drainage ditches:
[image: image.png]
[image: image.png]

Drains
[image: image.png]
[image: image.png]
[image: image.png]
[image: image.png]

Cheers,
Eugene

сб, 2 февр. 2019 г. в 01:29, Sergio Manzi <smz at smz.it>:

> I'm pretty sure that's the case in UK, but are you willing to bet on all
> drains (*e.g. industrial*) of the world being lined?
> On 2019-02-01 23:22, Paul Allen wrote:
>
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 22:09, Sergio Manzi <smz at smz.it> wrote:
>
>> If you think it is important to differentiate between lined vs. unlined
>> minor waterways (*and I'm not objecting to that*), I guess the best
>> option would be to use a specific tag (lined=* ?)
>>
> As I understand it, Ordnance Survey maps in the UK make a distinction
> between ditches
> and drains.  Of course, printed maps don't have the luxury of sub-tags, so
> we don't have
> to use ditch and drain just because OS does.  However, ditch and drain are
> already
> established.
>
> --
> Paul
>
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