[Tagging] tagging "loose" paving stones

Anne-Karoline Distel annekadistel at web.de
Sat Feb 17 21:59:08 UTC 2024


I asked a local Green politician, and it's apparently called "subsidence
paving",  invented in earthquake zones in northern Italy.

On 17/02/2024 17:46, Åbn wrote:
> I think you should provide a picture.
>
>
> On February 17, 2024 5:19:06 PM UTC, Anne-Karoline Distel via Tagging
> <tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
>
>     I'm not sure I'm understanding the differences between
>     surface=sett and surface=paved or if what I'm trying to map is
>     covered by either. Where I live, there are some streets that are
>     paved, but the stones aren't set firmly, so they wobble a bit when
>     you drive/ cycle over them. It is perfectly safe, but it allows
>     rainwater to drain quicker, at least I think that is the reason
>     for this type of paving. It sounds a bit like a xylophone (well,
>     lithophone, I guess), when going over them. Considering climate
>     change and the higher likelihood of flooding etc, it would be
>     important to map the difference between paved streets that don't
>     allow for quick drainage and these loosely paved streets. There is
>     probably some technical term for it. So, in short: Do we have a
>     tagging scheme for those or not? Anne
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