[OSM-talk] City Walls

[Chris Morley]

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?,
> 
For historic walls thick dashed lines seem to be often used - suggesting
battlements, I suppose. See 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Image:CentralChester.png
for a not very good example. I used historic=citywalls and there is 
footpath along most of them.

Chris