[OSM-talk] City Walls

[Laurence Penney]

Tim Payne wrote:
> Is there currently any standard way to record city walls? if not I'll 
> add it as a proposed feature. Either (not sure which would be better):
> 
> man_made=city_wall     or
> historic=city_wall
> 
> with linear or area supported.
> 
> I would suggest rendering as a thick black line, although this could get 
> confused with some tram lines.
> 
> Any thoughts?,
> 
> Tim

I'd suggest we include walls of modern times too, e.g. the Berlin 
Wall, Lodz Ghetto wall, Baghdad Green Zone's wall, the West Bank barrier.

The first two examples remind me I've been meaning to ask if there are 
any plans to create a historic OSM. As if this planet, now, is not enough.

-- Laurence