[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - barrier:guard_stone

[Alan Mackie]

I think the direction tag should be described as optional if the node is on
a building way. From the description given the direction of most of these
will be "away from the building".

On Mon, 7 Dec 2020 at 22:16, Volker Schmidt <voschix at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, that tag is a good idea.
> But, it is not a barrier on the way, but a single object off the way.
> Normally, but not always they come in pairs, but it does not always come
> in pairs. They are often corner stones.
> When there is a pair, i.e. one on each side, it would make sense to see it
> as a barrier, with maxwidth.
> But if it is on a building corner
> <https://www.mapillary.com/map/im/YNhbgcyBHpYAhqatX0CwSF>, it is a single
> object, not a barrier at all.
> Needs some thinking.
> Volker
>
>
> On Mon, 7 Dec 2020 at 22:28, Anne-Karoline Distel <annekadistel at web.de>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> mostly for European use (I think), I propose a new node type barrier,
>> namely "guard stone":
>>
>> A guard stone is in most cases a stone built onto or into the corner of a
>> building or wall. They are usually found on either side of an entrance to a
>> laneway or gateway. Guard stones may be put alongside a wall to protect it.
>> Many are historical barriers that kept the wheels of carriages from
>> damaging buildings. Some of them bear survey markers such as benchmarks.
>>
>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/guard_stone
>>
>> Thanks, have a good time, stay safe.
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