[Tagging] tagging "loose" paving stones

Volker Schmidt voschix at gmail.com
Sun Feb 18 23:33:28 UTC 2024


Sett around here looks very similar. It wiggles when I am on a bike, and
it's set in sand.

On Sun, 18 Feb 2024 at 00:35, Yves via Tagging <tagging at openstreetmap.org>
wrote:

> Interesting, this could also be used to let water in the ground in order
> not to cause subsidence by drying out the underground. Maybe we shouldn't
> map the intent, but be more descriptive.
> Technically, it is possibly just sett, but loose?
> Yves
>
>
> Le 17 février 2024 22:59:08 GMT+01:00, Anne-Karoline Distel via Tagging <
> tagging at openstreetmap.org> a écrit :
>
>> 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> <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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