[OSM-talk] Quay

[Jean-Marc Liotier]

(This discussion originated on talk - crossposted to tagging on 
Malcolm's suggestion)

On 26/01/2015 21:16, Malcolm Herring wrote:
> On 26/01/2015 19:23, Jean-Marc Liotier wrote:
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Harbour#Quay 
>> mentions that "a quay will normally be tagged as part of the 
>> coastline natural=coastline". Apart from that I found no clue 
>> anywhere else about how a quay should be tagged... Am I missing 
>> something ? Considering how well-used man_made=pier is, I am 
>> surprised that quays get such scant attention. man_made=quay anyone ? 
> To quote the IHO dictionary: "quay. A WHARF approximately parallel to 
> the SHORELINE and accommodating ships on one side only, the other side 
> being attached to the SHORE. It is usually of solid construction, as 
> contrasted with the open pile construction usually used for PIERS."
>
> So yes, your reasoning is correct & that section of the coastline that 
> forms the quay could indeed be tagged "man_made=quay".

Yes, this is about what I had in mind:
- Either take a section of natural=coastline and overload it with 
man_made=quay
- Or draw a dedicated man_made=quay way on top of a natural=coastline

I have no idea which one would be best. I lean towards the first one for 
easier editing - ways exactly on top of each other are difficult to select.