[Talk-GB] electric fences

[Andy Townsend]

To add a similar question about other common electric fence crossings - 
what do people normally do with "the bit of electric fence on a hook" 
(with an insulator that allows you to unhook it, let people through, and 
hook it up again) and "an electric fence with no crossing at all".

https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/8152509363 is an example of the 
former and https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/8152399307 the latter.  
Taginfo finds 167 "gate" values internationally 
https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/gate#values (not all gate types) 
and 63 "gate:type" values 
https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/gate%3Atype#values - but I've no 
idea what many of those actually mean.

For stiles, there's 1 use each of "insulated_hose" and 
"insulated_section" https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/stile#values 
, which sounds like what you're looking for here.

I don't think that there's a good example for the "electric fences move 
about" problem.  If they're moveable, they probably won't be there at 
all half the year either.

Best Regards,

Andy


On 23/11/2020 10:53, Mateusz Konieczny via Talk-GB wrote:
> So it is a footpath where somewhere along it there is an electric 
> fence, but location changes?
>
> Maybe wheelchair=no + note tag with an explanation placed on path
> would be a good solution?
>
>
> Nov 23, 2020, 06:25 by martin at templot.com:
>
>     There are several instances locally where a footpath across a
>     field is crossed by an electric fence.
>
>     The farmer usually fits a length of rubber hosepipe over the wire
>     so that walkers can safely step over the fence. Sometimes with the
>     aid of a couple of concrete blocks.
>
>     How to map? Technically it is probably a form of stile. But the
>     problem is that the location isn't fixed. Electric fences are
>     moved about according to which area of the field the livestock are
>     currently grazing. In a large field the position could change
>     significantly.
>
>     But walkers with restricted mobility do need to know that there is
>     one somewhere in the field. The position might be important if
>     there is an alternative gate or other access which could be used.
>
>     Martin.
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