[talk-au] Strange Street type (Pltn)

[Andrew Harvey]

Sounds like it should be tagged as a destination then
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:destination rather than as a
road/track name.

On Mon, 21 Feb 2022 at 13:45, Mark Rattigan <mark at rattigan.id.au> wrote:

> Further to my last, the note/sign is likely in reference to the Pinus
> radiata forest planted by the WA's Forests Department on the
> former/historic Southampton Homestead property:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_homestead
>
> The signposted track looks to go directly to such a forest.
> It's not a named track according to Landgate, so I think it may be a
> poorly executed direction sign.
>
> Cheers
> Mark
>
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> *Subject:* Re: Strange Street type (Pltn)
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> My guess would be Plantation, given the pine forests in the area.
>
> Cheers
> Mark
>
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> Another question re Notes!
>
> On https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/1688984#map=19/-33.93526/116.02726,
> the OP commented "Southampton Pltn".
>
> I asked what that meant & they said it was what was on the sign?
> https://postimg.cc/TpwrMCRZ
>
> Any thoughts on Pltn?
>
> The only thing I can think of could be Platoon, but that's usually only Pl,
> or sometimes Pln / Plt.
>
> There is a group of buildings & a water tank just down the road the sign is
> pointing to which "could" relate to Rural Firies, which "could" then relate
> to Platoon, but that's definitely a bit of a stretch!
>
> Any thoughts, especially from you Sandgropers? :-)
>
> Thanks
>
> Graeme
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