[OSM-talk] Tagging Piers vs Docks

[Greg Troxel]

Malcolm Herring <malcolm.herring at btinternet.com> writes:

> On 11/03/2016 17:15, Jean-Marc Liotier wrote:
>> By the way, we recently had a discussion on tagging at osm
>> <mailto:tagging at osm> about quay, pier etc. :
>
> That discussion was about the various mooring structures. The OP
> refers to the US-en usage of the word "dock", which is applied to any
> mooring structure (including pontoons). The international (IHO)
> meaning of "dock" refers to the area of water between two or more such
> structures, not the structures themselves.

Actually in en_US, precise usage by those trained in nautical matters
matches the international usage.  I'd call it incorrect usage to use
dock for the pier, although overwhelmingly common.
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